Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103804.015 - Employee falls from dumpster and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 103804.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 03/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1301235.015	03/13/2018		236220	Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on March 9, 2018, an employee was attempting to clear debris from a trash chute while standing on debris in a 30 yard dumpster (measuring 71 inches tall, 21 feet 11 inches long, and 93 inches deep). As the employee was moving debris from around the trash chute, he stepped backwards into a void and fell backwards over the edge of the dumpster. The employee landed on the asphalt head first and suffered a severe head trauma and fractured vertebrae, resulting in his death.

Keywords: Dumpster, Fall, Head, Trash Compactor

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			8	80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1301235.015	59	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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