Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201502259 - Employee injured in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201502259 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/16/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125636399	01/22/2001	1542	0	Diede Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 fell through a flooring opening after having picked up a sheet of plywood which covered the floor opening. Employee #1 fell 13-feet to the concrete floor below. The employer failed to effectively guard the floor opening by securing the cover and marking it with a "Do Not Remove Floor Opening" notice. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 16 days for treatment of a shattered vertebra, which was replaced with a titanium vertebra.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FLOOR HOLE, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125636399			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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