Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128216.015 - Employee is killed in fall while unloading drywall box

Accident Summary Nr: 128216.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/31/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486237.015	07/31/2020		238310	Platinium Construction Corp

Abstract: At 7:55 a.m. on July 31, 2020, an employee was unloading a drywall box sitting on the elevated forks of a rough terrain forklift. At some point, the box and the employee fell twenty-three feet from the forks with the box landing on top of the employee. The employee was killed by unspecified blunt force trauma injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Lost Balance, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1486237.015	32	M	Fatality		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 23 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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