Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 77858.015 - Employee Is Killed From Head Injuries After Falling Through

Accident Summary Nr: 77858.015 -- Report ID: 0420300 -- Event Date: 07/06/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1075552.015	07/07/2015		236220	Spc Mechanical Corporation

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on July 6, 2015, an employee returned to work from lunch and began working on cutting a hole through a 22 gauge steel corrugated deck flooring with a Bosch Model RS7 Reciprocating Saw. The employee cut a 36 inch by 36 inch hole into the deck surface and fell through, landing on the concrete floor. The employee was killed from head trauma injuries.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Fall, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Head

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1075552.015	58	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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