Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 816660 - Employee dies in fall through unguarded floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 816660 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 12/29/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103349163	12/30/1988	1742	0	M.P.D. Drywall Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a roof making exterior wall panels, using 6 inch steel studding and 1/2 inch exterior plywood, and hanging them. The panels were set in place from the roof and were secured in place by another employee inside the building. Employee #1 and his foreman had removed three of the four stacked panels. As they picked up the last panel from the roof and started forward, Employee #1 fell through an unguarded floor opening. He fell 23 feet, landing on a cement floor, and was killed.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103349163			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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