Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139012.015 - Employee falls through ceiling tile and is killed by head in

Accident Summary Nr: 139012.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 09/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1552412.015	09/10/2021		238990	Quinones Welding, Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on September 9, 2021, an employee worked to fit a three-quarter inch water pipe in an attic. The employee took a step back, stepped onto a ceiling tile and fell approximately twelve feet. The employee was killed by head injuries received.

Keywords: Attic, Ceiling, Ceiling Panel, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Step, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1552412.015	51	M	Fatality		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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