Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 607507 - Employee injured in fall through mechanic floor

Accident Summary Nr: 607507 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/22/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102832276	08/22/1988	1731	0	Cato Electric Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on July 26, 1988, Employee #1 was directing the activities of his electrical crew. When he apparently did not realize that the boards covering a mechanical opening were possibly inadequate and not secured and stepped on them he fell 26 ft to a concrete floor, sustaining a broken ankle and knee, and a collapsed lung. The weather was clear and warm. The information in this report was obtained from the company accident report and interviews with witnesses.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, LUNG, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED, ANKLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102832276			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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