Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122572.015 - Employee is killed in fall from beam

Accident Summary Nr: 122572.015 -- Report ID: 0214700 -- Event Date: 07/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451729.015	12/18/2019		236115	Troy Construction & Design, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on July 2, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was erecting the framework for a gazebo. As he walked along a beam without fall protection, he lost balance and fell, a fall height of approximately 11 feet. As he fell, his leg became entangled in a stepladder, causing him to cartwheel. Employee #1 landed head first on the concrete surface and sustained a traumatic subdural hemorrhage. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Carpenter, Concrete, Construction, Entangled, Erection Process, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Hemorrhage, Lost Balance, Stepladder, Unconsciousness, Walking On Beam, Wood Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	11	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1451729.015	48	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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