Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201163169 - Employee injured in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201163169 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/18/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126101625	10/01/2001	1542	0	Bullseye Builders

Abstract: At 8:40 a.m. on September 18, 2001, Employee #1 was involved in a work-related accident at a construction site in Hollywood, California, when he fell through a floor opening whose covers were neither secured nor marked warning of the fall hazard. Employee #1 was cleaning the area where the accident occurred. Employee #1 does not understand how he fell through the opening because it was covered by plywood. Employee #1 fell a distance of 7-foot 11-inches to a concrete basement floor. Employee #1 was transported to the Queen of Angels - Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital where he stayed for approximately 1 hour for treatment of an ankle injury and body scratches.

Keywords: FLOOR HOLE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ANKLE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126101625			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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