Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 893073 - Employee injured in fall, strikes other employee

Accident Summary Nr: 893073 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 04/21/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105670087	04/21/1988	1522	0	Wills Chalmers, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were working 30 ft 4 in. above ground level on an atrium roof when they picked up a piece of plywood which, unknown to them, was covering a floor opening. Employee #1 fell through the floor opening. Employee #2 was at ground level walking through the atrium. Employee #1 struck Employee #2 on the shoulder before landing on his head on the concrete. He sustained broken ribs and a fractured skull and was killed. Employee #2 radioed the office for an ambulance, then passed out and fell. Employee #2 suffered a sore shoulder, a broken tooth, and a concussion from the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, WARNING SIGN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105670087			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	105670087			Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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