Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200202901 - Employee killed in fall through unguarded stairway opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200202901 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 07/03/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310954409	07/05/2007	1751	238130	Lrg Framing Inc.

Abstract: On July 3, 2007, Employee #1, age 18, was moving material around on the second floor of a new house under construction. He was handing lumber up to coworkers who were installing the OSB roof deck when he reportedly tripped on an extension cord lying on the floor and fell into the unguarded opening for a stairway. Employee #1 fell 20 ft, landing, head first, on the concrete basement floor. e died of injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: HEAD, STAIR, GUARDRAIL, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, HOUSEKEEPING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310954409			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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