Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 79735.015 - Employee is killed after falling into basement hole

Accident Summary Nr: 79735.015 -- Report ID: 0420100 -- Event Date: 09/21/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1093735.015	09/21/2015		238160	Total Building Maintenance Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on September 21, 2015, an employee was moving walkway grates to replace caulking. The grate was stuck and the employee pulled it too hard to dislodge the grate. The dislodged grate, weighing 97 lbs, pulled the employee into the hole approximately 18-feet below. The employee fell into the basement hole. The employee suffered from two collapsed lungs and major head trauma and was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Floor Hole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1093735.015	64	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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