Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 909689 - Employee killed in fall from open-sided floor while sanding

Accident Summary Nr: 909689 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/22/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124660523	03/17/1994	1521	0	John Wieland Homes

Abstract: Employee #1, a drywall finisher, was sanding the ceiling in a second floor hallway. He was standing on an open-sided floor above the concrete first floor when he slipped off the edge and fell 10 feet to the first floor, sustaining fatal injuries. Guardrails had been in place previously but had been removed to move supplies such as doors, drywall, and windows to the second floor. At the time Employee #1 fell, those guardrails had not been replaced.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124660523			Fatality	Other	Drywall installers

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