Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201508447 - Employee Injured in Fall Through Floor Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201508447 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 03/26/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310063318	04/01/2008	1791	238120	Schuff Steel Company

Abstract: On March 26, 2008, Employee #1 and his coworker were transporting a plank from are C-33 to area C-36 to close an exposed floor opening located on the first floor where metal decking was partially opened for the purpose of connecting/bolting operations. Employee #1 and his coworker took a short cut across a floor opening. Employee # 1, who was holding the plank from the rear placed his right foot on a beam at the edge of the opening, lost balance and fell approximately 17 ft. through the floor opening on to bent rears. Employee sustained a punctured lung and fractured ribs as a result of the accident. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a punctured lung and fractured ribs as a result of the accident.

Keywords: BEAM, LUNG, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, PLANK, RIB, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, LOST BALANCE, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	6	60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310063318			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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