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Accident: 75584.015 - Employee Is Killed After Falling Through Unprotected Floor O

**Accident: 75584.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/08/2015**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1053118.015	04/08/2015		Contech Services Inc.

At 8:45 a.m. on April 8, 2015, an employee had exited his truck and was walking across the worksite. The employee stepped through a partially guarded floor ope ning and fell approximately 13 feet before striking the concrete floor. The flo or opening was 43.5 in X 61.5 in and its plywood cover was not secured. The emp loyee was killed.

Keywords: concrete slab, cover, floor opening, fracture, head

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Construction
1	1053118.015	49	M	Fatality		FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Waterproofing FatCause:

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