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Accident: 201282167 - Employee Is Killed In Fall Through Unguarded Floor Opening

Accident: 201282167 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/19/2005
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
30784248411/22/20051721Lumberyard Installation Services, Inc.
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
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition Under $50,000 2 11 X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 307842484 Fatality Other Occupation not reported FallDist:
FallHt:11
Cause: Exterior cladding
FatCause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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