Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120417.015 - Employee is killed in fall from upper floor deck

Accident Summary Nr: 120417.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 09/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1435482.015	10/01/2019		236220	Eco-Crete Llc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on September 30, 2019, Employee #1 was pouring and/or installing floor decks in a new construction/addition project and while reaching for tools in a job box, staged on a JCB forklift, the job box accidentally tipped over and fell onto Employee #1. As a result, he lost his balance and fell a distance of 60 feet, from the upper floor decking to the ground. Employee #1 then suffered severe, head injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Arm, Box Lid, Concrete, Concussion, Construction vehicle, Contact, Counterbalance, Decking, Falling Object, Flying Object, Framing, Hand, Head, Ind Trk Operator, Industrial Truck, Installing, Lift operator , Lost Balance, Platform, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1435482.015	57	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause:

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