Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128441.015 - Employee is killed in fall through open stairwell

Accident Summary Nr: 128441.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 08/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1487303.015	08/06/2020		236220	Total Welding, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on August 5, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction welding company, was working at a multi-employer construction project, a three-story commercial building. He was setting up a ladder to measure and lay out a stairwell landing construction. The ladder fell through the stairwell hole. Employee # 1 lost his balance and fell through the hole, a fall height of 10 feet, and struck the concrete surface. Employee #1 sustained multiple injuries, including swelling of the brain, facial fractures, and a laceration of the forehead. He was killed in the fall.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Concrete, Construction, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Fracture, Laceration, Ladder, Lost Balance, Stair Landing, Struck Against

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1487303.015	57	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause:

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