Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 897942 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Floor Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 897942 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 02/17/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309868206	02/18/2006	1711	238220	Aith Brothers Heating And Cooling, Inc.

Abstract: On February 17, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker were at a new home site to finish installing exhaust fan ducts. Employee #1 and his coworker went room to room turning on exhaust fan switches. Employee #1 and his coworker were at a door they thought was a bathroom door, but it was the door leading to the basement. Employee #1 pushed on the door and it opened slightly. Thinking the door was jammed, Employee #1 used his shoulder to force it open. When the door opened, Employee #1 fell into the opening, flipped over and landed on the back of his head on the concrete basement floor, killing him. The landing and stairs had not yet been installed.

Keywords: EXHAUST SYSTEM, HEAD, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, DOOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309868206			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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