Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 968248 - Employee injured in fall through floor hole

Accident Summary Nr: 968248 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/15/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104652706	07/20/1988	1522	0	Sierra Construction Corporation

Abstract: On July 13, 1998, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was cleaning debris on the 18th floor of a 29-story hotel. Several 3 ft by 5 ft holes in the floor were covered by 3/4 in. plywood; most were secured from movement. Employee #1 stepped on an unsecured cover, which flipped up, striking him in the face. He then fell approximately 8 ft through the hole to the 17th floor, sustaining lacerations, abrasions, and fractures to both arms.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COVER, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, ABRASION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104652706			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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