Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132085.015 - Employee is killed in fall during home building

Accident Summary Nr: 132085.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 12/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1508419.015	12/30/2020		238130	Phoenix Carpentry Services, Llc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on December 30, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in carpentry work at the site of a new three-story residence. He was standing at the unprotected leading edge of an elevated floor deck and holding an 8-foot by 4-foot plywood sheet when a wind gust caught the plywood. Employee #1 lost his footing and fell, a fall height of 20 feet. He struck his head on a concrete column lying on the ground and sustained blunt force traumatic injuries. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Column, Concrete Slab, Decking, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, High Wind, Leading Edge, Lost Balance, Residential Construction, Struck Against, Unguarded, Unprotected, Windy, Work Surface

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1508419.015	33	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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