Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201402286 - Employee killed in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201402286 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/27/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127238129	10/28/1998	1741	0	Muirhead Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, of Muirhead Construction, Inc., was scraping excess mortar from the activity building. He was walking backward while working and fell through an opening in the floor. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: UNGUARDED FL OPENING, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127238129			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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