Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201040292 - Employee fractures leg in fall into floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201040292 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 04/29/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300768694	04/30/1997	1761	0	Eberhard Southwest Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, of Eberhard Southwest Roofing, was sweeping up sand in the pool area of the Belliago Hotel show room when he picked up a 4 ft by 4 ft piece of plywood covering an approximately 30 in. wide by 22 ft deep opening. He apparently lost his balance and fell into the hole, fracturing his left leg. The plywood had cleats on the bottom to hold it in place, and the word "hole" was printed in bright orange paint on the top side.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COVER, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	37

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300768694			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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