Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 888784 - Employee fractures neck in fall through floor openings

Accident Summary Nr: 888784 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/01/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104423595	12/02/1988	1751	0	G L Schmidt Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were on the second floor of a condominium under construction, marking the top of the walls for the placement of ceiling joists. The coworker was walking toward the front of the house. Employee #1 was following when he fell through a 6 ft 1/4 in. by 8 ft 1 in. floor opening. He struck the edge of an identical floor opening on the first floor and continued to fall through that opening, landing on the concrete basement floor. The total fall distance was 18 ft. Employee #1 suffered a fractured neck and was transported to Anne Arundel General Hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, NECK, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104423595			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices

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