Accident Report Detail
Accident: 125172.015 - Employee Dies After Falling Through Floor Hole
Accident: 125172.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 03/21/2020 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1471718.015 | 04/03/2020 | Ram Construction Services Of Cleveland, Llc | |||||
At 12:30 p.m. on March 21, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a const ruction company, were engaged in demolition work on the parking level of a four- story building. They were walking and discussing installation of plywood protec tion board to prevent debris from exiting the parking structure during the demol ition. Employee #1 stopped to pick up an unmarked sheet of 4 feet by 8 feet ply wood for use as protection board, not realizing the board was covering a 3 feet by 7 feet floor hole. Employee #1 fell through the hole, a fall height of appro ximately 10 feet, and struck the concrete surface. He was transported to the ho spital, admitted, and treated for head, back, and leg injuries. Employee #1 die d from his injuries on April 2, 2020. | |||||||
Keywords:
construction, cover, demolition, fall, fall protection, floor hole, unsecured, wood panel
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Alteration or rehabilitation | 4 | X | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1471718.015 | 44 | M | Fatality | Construction laborers | FallDist: 9 FallHt:9 Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) FatCause: |