Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 302372735 - Employee killed due to fall down stairs

Accident Summary Nr: 302372735 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302372735	02/18/1999	1751	0	Robert Akins Enterprises, Llc

Abstract: An employee was working on an elevated surface 18 ft above the ground. He was kneeling on a 4-ft by 8-ft sheet of plywood while nailing it to a frame. He fell backward off the work area into the unguarded stairway. He struck the concrete basement floor and was killed.

Keywords: STAIR, GUARDRAIL, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302372735			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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