Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 639005 - Employee dies in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 639005 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 10/14/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106720238	10/17/1994	1521	0	Motz & Buhl Master Builders & Designers, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the second floor deck of a new single family home, cutting pieces of exterior sheeting (30 inch by 8 foot strips from 4 foot by 8 foot sheets). While moving the large sheets, the employee fell backward through an unguarded floor opening that was 9 feet by 6 1/2 feet. He fell 19 feet, 3 inches to a finished concrete basement floor. Employee #1 sustained multiple fractures, severe head trauma, and internal injuries. He died.

Keywords: UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106720238			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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