Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200961480 - Employee injured in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200961480 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/07/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301986675	10/09/1997	1521	0	Edgar Carcamo

Abstract: Employee #1, who worked for a carpet installer, stepped on a plywood cover over a floor opening. The cover upended under his weight and he fell 8 ft to the level below. Employee #1 sustained a fractured leg, for which he was hospitalized. The cover was neither secured nor marked, and he did not know it was there.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COVER, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, UNSECURED, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301986675			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpet installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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