Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200920577 - Employee killed by fall through stairwell opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200920577 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 12/28/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304772049	01/02/2002	1751	0	Skips Modern Carpentry

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on December 28, 2001, Employee #1 was on the second floor of a two-story home under construction. Employee #1 was handing sheets of plywood up to other employees who were decking the loft area. Employee #1 was standing next to a 4-foot by 12-foot stairway opening and fell into the unguarded opening. Employee #1 continued falling through the first floor opening to the basement floor. There were no guardrails or covers over either of the openings and Employee #1 fell 20 feet. Employee #1 received fatal head injuries and was transported to the local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, HEAD, STAIR, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304772049			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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