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Accident: 642991 - Employee Injured In Fall Through Floor Hole
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17934167 | 08/30/1999 | 1742 | Seaway Of Gouverneur Inc. |
Employee #1 was using a cut-off saw to trim the edge of the metal floor of a building under construction. He picked up some scrap material and threw it off the floor to the ground. Employee #1 then picked up a piece of metal decking, possibly thinking it was scrap, and inadvertently stepped into a 32 in. by 36 in. hole over which the decking had been placed. He fell approximately 22 ft to the ground, fracturing multiple vertebrae. The piece of metal decking covering the floor hole had not been secured, nor was it properly labeled or color-coded.
Keywords:
fracture, cover, unsecured, work rules, construction, back, fall, floor opening, vertebra
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 1 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17934167 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt:22 Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Fall through opening (other than roof) |