Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136580.015 - Employee falls from trailer and dies of cardiac arrest

Accident Summary Nr: 136580.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 06/21/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1538361.015	06/24/2021		238110	Kordich Construction Inc

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on June 21, 2021, an employee and coworker teamed up to load a skid steer onto a Zieman flatbed trailer. After the employee drove the skid steer onto the trailer, the coworkers began to chain the equipment down. The employee exited the skid steer and walked to the back of the trailer, suddenly fainted and fell approximately three feet. The employee was transported to the hospital by the fire department and hospitalized for treatment. The next day, the employee had a cardiac arrest and died.

Keywords: Cardiac Arrest, Chain, Construction vehicle, Fainted, Fall, Heart, Loading, Trailer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Contractor's yard/facility		Other				3	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1538361.015	67	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 3 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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