Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 947242 - Employee killed after falling through covered floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 947242 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 02/06/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105723092	02/06/1990	1771	0	Terry Earl Moore'S Concrete

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on February 6, 1990, Employee #1 was using a 16-foot metal 2-inch by 4-inch straightedge to smooth the concrete that was being poured. Employee #1 was working the straightedge around a steel column and stepped on a floor opening cover that was made out of particleboard lying over a 48-inch by 91-inch floor opening. Employee #1 stepped on the cover and both the cover and Employee #1 fell through the opening. Employee #1 struck his head on a floor joist on the next level and continued falling to the ground level, suffering fatal injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, COVER, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105723092			Fatality	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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