Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201261302 - Employee killed by fall through floor hole

Accident Summary Nr: 201261302 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 09/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305693889	09/23/2002	1751	238130	W.K. Carpentry, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter for W.K. Carpentry, Inc., was gathering materials to build a wall on the second story of a residential construction project when he picked up a piece of plywood that was covering a 20-in. by 27.5-in. floor opening. He fell through the floor opening to the concrete basement floor and was killed.

Keywords: FLOOR HOLE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, UNGUARDED

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305693889			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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