Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201771474 - Employee Tripped And Fell Into Unguarded Stairwell

Accident Summary Nr: 201771474 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 09/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303393508	10/05/2001	1771	0	R. Alves Contractor Inc.

Abstract: On September 27, 2001, Employee #1 fell approximately 10 feet from the second story of a self-contained storage facility and died from terminal head trauma. Employee #1 had been part of a crew that was pouring the concrete deck for the second floor. Apparently, Employee #1 tripped over the edge of the steel bar and fell into what was to be a stairwell. There were no guardrails installed.

Keywords: STAIR, GUARDRAIL, TRIPPED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303393508			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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