Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128363.015 - Employee dies after falling down stairwell

Accident Summary Nr: 128363.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486894.015	08/05/2020		238350	Newman Wood Systems, Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 3, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a carpentry company, was working at a multi-employer construction project, a three-story residential structure. As he removed a temporary stair from the stairway in preparation for installation of a permanent stair, the employee fell into the stairwell, a fall height of approximately 18 feet, and struck the concrete floor. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of traumatic head injuries. The employee died at the hospital.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Carpenter, Concrete, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Residential Construction, Skull, Stair, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3	18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1486894.015	58	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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