Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114367.015 - Employee falls from building and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 114367.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 03/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384480.015	03/12/2019		238130	Santiago Torres Dba Over General Construction Corporation

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on March 12, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in framing working at a multiemployer construction project, a new four-story multifamily residential building. He was standing on top of framing members and preparing to land a bundle of floor trusses being lifted by a mobile crane. The wind picked up, and as Employee #1 held onto the bundle, he was pushed backwards off the building. Employee #1 fell, a fall height of 35 feet. He landed on concrete curb and blacktop and was killed on impact.

Keywords: Concrete, Erection Process, Fall, Fall Protection, Material Handling, Mobile Crane, Residential Construction, Truss, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1384480.015	28	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 35 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause:

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