Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201310398 - Employee falls trough open stairwell and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201310398 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 09/20/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113905756	09/20/1999	1751	0	Geraldo Torres Carpentry

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing floor sheeting and lost his balance and fell through an open stairwell, 18 ft to his death.

Keywords: UNGUARDED FL OPENING, RAIL, FLOOR HOLE, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113905756			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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