Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200961902 - Employee injured in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200961902 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 03/19/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302018841	03/20/1998	1541	0	Stat Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were installing framing and sheetrock on the walls of an office building undergoing renovations. The supervisor instructed them to clean up the area around an unfinished closet. There was a 23 in. by 60 1/2 in. floor opening in the rear of the closet, where heating and air conditioning ductwork was to be installed. The hole was covered with a 3 ft by 5 ft 3/4 in. sheet of plywood, which was neither secured in place nor marked with "hole" or "cover," as required. Employee #1 was pulling up another piece of plywood when it dislodged the piece over the hole and he fell 11 ft 3 in. onto a concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and multiple bruises to his arms and legs, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, COVER, UNSECURED, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, CONCUSSION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302018841			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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