Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200925402 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Floor Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200925402 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 06/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312327521	06/16/2008	1791	238120	Flores Welding Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312327547	06/16/2008	1791	238120	Southern Structural Steel
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312327539	06/16/2008	1542	236220	Hoar Construction

Abstract: At approximately 3:35 p.m. on June 14, 2008, Employee #1 was laying form type floor decking on a second story building under construction. He disconnected his safety line and went to the ground floor to get drinking water. After returning to the second floor, he did not reconnect his safety line and returned to work. He was later seen by coworkers lying on the ground floor, 19 ft below. He fell through a 3.33 ft by 5 ft floor opening. He was hospitalized and died approximately 36 hours later.

Keywords: HEAD, LACERATION, LANYARD, CONCUSSION, FLOOR HOLE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312327521	Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	312327547			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	312327539			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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