Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201771227 - Employee injured in fall from edge of open-sided floor

Accident Summary Nr: 201771227 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 01/16/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302718713	01/17/2001	1751	0	Santos Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 fell off a fourth story deck while marking out the floor for the partitions that were to be set in place. Employee #1 was working approximately 35-feet above ground level and had been walking backwards when he walked off the edge of the deck. There were no guardrails installed on the open-sided floor. Employee #1 suffered a fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, FALL, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	45

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302718713			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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