Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202586962 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Hole in Floor

Accident Summary Nr: 202586962 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/20/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315314807	07/25/2011	1522	236118	Ifr Design Studio

Abstract: On July 20, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a carpenter. Employee #1 removed a 3 foot by 3 foot section of plywood covering a floor opening in order to use a ladder from the floor below. Employee #1 forgot that he had removed the covering and approximately 30 minutes later he fell into the floor hole. Employee #1 fell approximately 9 feet to the floor below resulting in unspecified injuries that required more than 24 hours of hospitalization.

Keywords: CARPENTER, FLOOR HOLE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315314807			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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