Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202539243 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Floor Opening in Stadium

Accident Summary Nr: 202539243 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/03/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126201557	04/10/2008	1791	238120	Gana Steel Inc

Abstract: On April 3, 2008, an employee and a coworker were chasing each other before lunch break at stadium theatre seating area. The employee grabbed the coworker who struggled to be free from the employee. The employee ran upwards and fell through a decking opening. The employee fell 14.5 feet to the next level. The accident occurred at a theatre with stadium seating. Workers were in the process of putting steel decking and pouring concrete. They needed to finish the wall before putting final decking for the opening in which the employee fell through. The employee landed on both hands and fractured his nose and cheek bones. An opening at the job site needed to be sufficiently guarded to prevent accidental falling through. The accident occurred due to two employees running and chasing on the job site, but an opening needed to be guarded.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, FLOOR HOLE, NOSE, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, FACE, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	16	120

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126201557			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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