Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14412894 - One Killed, One Injured In Falls Through Floor Opening
Accident: 14412894 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 01/07/1987 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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100736297 | 01/07/1987 | 1542 | Blount Brothers Construction Co. | ||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
100736388 | 01/07/1987 | 1771 | Baker Concrete Construction Co. | ||||
Employee #1 was moving a sheet of plywood used as part of a concrete buggy runway to a new position when he stepped into a floor opening under the plywood and fell 51 ft to the ground. This occurred approximately 20 minutes after Employee #2 had done the same thing and fallen through the same opening. Both employees suffered multiple external and internal injuries. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 hospitalized. The plywood was not secured, barricaded, or marked to prevent movement or to warn employees of the hazard. | |||||||
Keywords:
unsecured, guardrail, unguarded fl opening, construction, fall, communication, unguarded
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 100736297 | Occupation Not Listed | |||||
2 | 100736388 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 100736388 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |