Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110421.015 - Employee falls from elevated platform, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 110421.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 10/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1355780.015	10/24/2018		238130	Suter Construction Services, Llc

Abstract: At 9:28 a.m. on October 4, 2018, an employee was using hammer and nails to fasten a window flange on a dormer. The employee fell approximately 14 feet from a wooden pallet elevated by a rough terrain forklift. The employee sustained a concussion, paralysis; was hospitalized and passed away 12 days later.

Keywords: Concussion, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Paralysis, Powered Industrial Vehicle

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	14	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1355780.015	40	M	Fatality		Insulation Workers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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