Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124891.015 - Employee is killed in fall from window

Accident Summary Nr: 124891.015 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 03/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1470439.015	03/17/2020		238220	Robert Sibley

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on March 16, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing and heating company, was engaged in installation work at a construction site, a four-story multifamily residential structure. He was on an upper level and reaching through an open window while pushing a PVC pipe through a wall opening. The window detached from its framing, and Employee #1 fell through the window, a fall height of 40 feet. He sustained fractures to his skull, arm, and leg. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Arm, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Frame, Installing, Leg, Pipe, Residential Construction, Skull, Structural Collapse, Wall

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1470439.015	30	M	Fatality		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: 40 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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