Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201112141 - Employee Falls 31 Feet While Driving Bobcat
Accident: 201112141 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/30/1999 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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126027390 | 08/31/1999 | 1795 | Cleveland Wrecking Company | ||||
At about 10:00 a.m. at a temporary demolition site, Employee #1 was driving a Bobcat. He was operating it on a second floor level to clean-up debris. The vehicle and Employee #1 fell 31 ft through a floor opening which was created when a structure stairway was removed the day before. The 11 ft 8 in. by 11 ft 2-in flush-floor opening was not provided with safeguards to prevent entry. Employee #1 was hospitalized with multiple injuries, including a serious head injury. | |||||||
Keywords:
demolition, floor hole, fall, floor opening, skidder
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | Demolition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 4 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 126027390 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt:31 Cause: Demolition FatCause: Fall through opening (other than roof) |