Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201406006 - Employee injured in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201406006 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 04/18/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127110369	05/02/2002	1541	0	Bloom General Contr Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, while inspecting a sub contractor, asked the sub contractor to weld a piece of steel onto a steel beam. As Employee #1 was pulling the piece of 10-foot stock, he walked backward into an uncovered opening. He was hospitalized with his injuries.

Keywords: STEEL, FLOOR HOLE, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, STEEL ERECTION, METAL DECKING, FALL

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127110369			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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