Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 898809 - Employee killed in fall through stair opening

Accident Summary Nr: 898809 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 06/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301811030	06/18/1999	1751	0	Duran'S Framing Contractors Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 18, 1999, Employee #1 was working on the second floor of a single-family dwelling under construction. He was cutting plywood for coworkers installing sheathing on the roof. He then went to the first floor and drank a soda while standing beside an open-sided stairway. The stairway did not have guardrails installed along the sides and ends, and Employee #1 fell approximately 10 ft through the opening onto a concrete floor. He sustained a head injury and was transported to the hospital, where he died the next day.

Keywords: HEAD, STAIR, GUARDRAIL, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STAIR LANDING, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, INATTENTION

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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301811030			Fatality	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Other

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