Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924942 - Employee killed in fall through railing on stair landing

Accident Summary Nr: 200924942 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 10/01/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311501605	10/02/2007	1542	236220	North South Construction Inc

Abstract: On October 1, 2007, Employee #1 was on a 4 ft wide stairway, marking holes along the wall where the handrail would be attached. The stairway had 20 risers and a 4 ft by 4 ft landing that had railings in place, but that were not secured. Employee #1 was working at about the fourth riser from the landing when he ascended to the landing and apparently leaned on the railings. He fell 12 ft to the concrete floor and was killed.

Keywords: UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, HANDRAIL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311501605			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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