Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 706465 - Employee lacerates head in fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 706465 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 06/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302015821	06/19/1998	1751	0	Wilkins' Remodeling Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was carrying some construction material when she walked over a 4 ft by 3 ft 3 in. floor opening that was covered with 1/2 in. chipboard. The chipboard was not secured, and Employee #1 either broke through it or displaced the board as she crossed it. She fell 8 ft 9 in. onto the concrete basement floor. Employee #1 was flown to the Baltimore Shock/Trauma Unit, where she received five stitches to close a head laceration; she was released later that same day. Subsequently, Employee #1 complained of sore ribs and a sore collarbone, but she did not sustain any fractures.

Keywords: HEAD, COVER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302015821			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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