Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401445 - EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN HE FELL THROUGH OPEN FLOOR HOLE

Accident Summary Nr: 201401445 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 01/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124903071	01/22/1998	1791	0	Roberts Steel Erection

Abstract: On January 21, 1998, a new addition to a structure was being built. Employee #1 was told to cut the stairway hold in the floor. Employee #1 was killed when he fell 18 feet through the hole.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, PPE, FLOOR HOLE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124903071			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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