Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202023255 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Floor Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202023255 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 02/02/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304757206	02/02/2002	1795	0	Wrecking Corporation Of America, St Louis, Inc

Abstract: On February 2, 2002, Employee #1 was removing a floor opening cover when he fell 66 ft through the hole. He suffered a concussion and died of head injuries. Employee #1 was not using any form of fall protection.

Keywords: HEAD, COVER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	66	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304757206			Fatality	Concussion	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 66 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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