Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107858.015 - Employee is killed in fall from elevated structure

Accident Summary Nr: 107858.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/31/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1334588.015	07/31/2018		238910	Jtf Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on July 31, 2018, Employee #1 was performing interior demolition work at an elevated work area inside of a partially demolished building structure. He had placed a heavy motor at the edge of an unprotected wall opening, 31 feet above the ground, with half of the motor hanging off the edge. With the assistance of two coworkers, they pushed the motor off the edge. The motor caught on the employees sleeve or his glove, pulling him out through the wall opening to the ground below. No guardrails or other fall protection were observed in the area. There was a barrier at the wall opening which was a steel A-frame that went from floor to ceiling. Employee #1 sustained a chest compression injury after falling and striking an exterior stair railing that was approximately 17 feet above the ground, and was killed.

Keywords: Caught By, Chest, Clothing, Demolition, Fall, Fall Protection, Glove, Guardrail, Stair, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition				31	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1334588.015	64	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 31 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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