Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 898767 - Employee falls through hole in floor

Accident Summary Nr: 898767 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 05/12/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304534605	05/12/2001	1791	0	Commercial Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:05 p.m. on May 12, 2001, Employee #1 was assisting a foreman install guardrail on the partially decked sixth floor of a building under construction. They ran out of u-bolts so the foreman went to get more. While he was doing that, Employee #1 went to drag decking to help finish the deck. Employee #1 was not wearing his fall protection at the time and safety nets were not installed. Employee #1 was dragging one of the last pieces of decking for the floor when he stepped across a 35 in. opening that the decking was to go in. Employee #1 fell through hole to third floor and died from a skull fracture.

Keywords: DECKING, GUARDRAIL, LIFELINE, FLOOR HOLE, CONSTRUCTION, BOLT, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	8	130	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304534605			Fatality	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 80 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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