Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201282167 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Through Unguarded Floor Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201282167 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/19/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307842484	11/22/2005	1721	238320	Lumberyard Installation Services, Inc.

Abstract: On November 19, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing house wrap around the exterior of a single family residential home. After ninety percent of the job had been done, they had to finish a portion at the front of the home, where there was a large pile of debris. To prevent the house wrap from becoming wrinkled while unrolling it outside in the debris, they chose to unroll it in the interior of the home. Walking backwards, Employee #1 unrolled the wrap, and fell into an unguarded floor opening which was 3-ft by 13-ft by 11-ft. He died as a result of the fall.

Keywords: HEAD, FLOOR HOLE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	11	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307842484			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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