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Accident: 200012821 - Employee Is Killed In Fall Through Unguarded Floor Opening
Accident: 200012821 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 09/17/2009 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 313850430 | 09/18/2009 | 1799 | Con-Tech Insulation, Llc | ||||
| On September 17, 2009, Employee #1, an insulation company salesman, was on a new building addition construction site preparing a bid for insulation work. After meeting with a Kuehnle Construction Company employee about the work, Employee #1 walked alone around the site. He fell 10 ft through an unguarded floor opening for the elevator shaft. There were no witnesses to the fall, however a plumbing company employee working in the basement of this building heard Employee #1 hit the ground and investigated. Emergency response personnel and law enforcement representatives were summoned immediately. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the accident scene. | |||||||
Keywords:
unguarded fl opening, construction, fall, floor opening, unguarded, elevator shaft
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Other building | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 1 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 313850430 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt:6 Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work FatCause: Fall through opening (other than roof) |
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