Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201701521 - Employee Falls Through Floor Hole

Accident Summary Nr: 201701521 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 03/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305845943	04/01/2003	8742	541611	Industrial Ventilation Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305845935	04/01/2003	1629	236210	Teton West Of Washington Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305845950	04/01/2003	1791	238120	Inline Steel Fabricators Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306598145	04/01/2003	1791	238120	Inline Steel Erectors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on March 28, 2003, Employee #1 placed a screen guard on a fan housing set on the second story floor of an air cooling facility that was constructed at a vegetable processing plant. A hole had been cut in the floor for the eventual placement of a ladder access and hatch cover. The 36-inch by 36-inch hole had not been covered or guarded and no type of fall protection system was used. Employee #1 stepped into the floor hole, which caused him to fall 13 feet, 6 inches to the concrete lower level floor below. The impact caused severe injuries to his body and head, and he was hospitalized to treat his injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, LADDER, FLOOR HOLE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305845943	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	305845935			Occupation not reported
3	305845950			Occupation not reported
4	306598145			Occupation not reported

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