Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200925808 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Unguarded Floor Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200925808 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 10/20/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313943706	10/20/2009	1796	238290	Riggins Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313943698	10/20/2009	9631	926130	Hampton Roads Sanitation District

Abstract: On October 20, 2009, a worker removed a cover from an approximately 3 ft diameter hole in the grating, on the third floor, to lower down a chain fall. The coworker went down to the mezzanine floor level to help another worker drift in the piece of equipment that was being set in place. The third floor hole was left unattended and unguarded. Employee #1 working on the third floor fell through the uncovered, unguarded floor hole, approximately 22 ft and died.

Keywords: HEAD, CONCUSSION, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3	33	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313943706					Occupation not reported
2	313943698			Fatality	Concussion	Water and sewage treatment plant operators

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