Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 963736 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL THROUGH UNPROTECTED FLOOR OPENING

Accident Summary Nr: 963736 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 11/07/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104433727	11/07/1989	1751	0	Richard S. English General Contractor

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a 9,000 square foot single family home. Employee #1 was dragging a 2 inch by 10 inch rafter over a floor area and backed into a stairwell, falling approximately 22 feet to the hard packed earth below, fracturing his cervical spine. No guard rails were provided at the stairwell. No safety program was in effect at the site. Employees were not provided with protective helmets. There were approximately 37 other instances of unprotected, open-sided floor areas or wall openings on this building site. Hazard recognition training had not been provided.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, STAIR LANDING, FALL, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104433727			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters

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