Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 906024 - Employee killed in fall to basement

Accident Summary Nr: 906024 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 02/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301173514	03/06/1997	1751	0	Meyers Custom Construction

Abstract: On the morning of February 27, 1997, Employee #1 and his partner were framing a single family home. They were installing a 4 ft by 8 in. by 3/4 in. plywood subfloor to the first floor. An approximately 3 ft by 7 ft stairwell opening had been covered the day before to eliminate the fall hazard. Employee #1 removed the two sheets of plywood that were covering the stairwell opening because the plywood was needed to complete the floor. Soon after he removed these sheets, Employee #1 fell through 10 ft the opening to the basement. He died of head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, STAIR, INSTALLING, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, 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	2	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301173514			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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