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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 98784.015 - Employee Falls Through Floor Hole, Incurs Fracture

**Accident: 98784.015 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 07/05/2017**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1246842.015	07/05/2017		M & A Projects Inc.

At 9:30 a.m. on July 5, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, w as engaged in interior masonry work at a multiemployer construction project, a 2 6-story commercial building. He was cleaning up his work area when he went to r emove a floor hole cover. As he picked up the cover, he stepped forward and fel l into the hole, a fall height of approximately 15 feet. Emergency services wer e called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fracture.

Keywords: building, cleaning, construction, cover, fall, fall protection, floor opening, fracture, housekeeping, masonry wall

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1246842.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	FallDist: 15 FallHt:15 Cause: Interior masonry FatCause:

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