Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120061.015 - Employee sustains head trauma in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 120061.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1396525.015	04/25/2019		238120	Next Level Construction Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:57 a.m. on April 23, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a framing contractor, was engaged in demolition work at a one-story commercial building. As he was working on a roof structure and removing the wood panels, he stepped into the open area where a panel had been removed. The employee, who was not using fall protection, fell a height of 28 feet, and his head struck the concrete floor. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of major head trauma. He remained hospitalized until May 13, 2019.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Construction, Demolition, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Head, Roof, Struck Against, Unguarded Fl Opening, Wood Panel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1396525.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: 28 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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