Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141572.015 - Employee falls from rack system, receives multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 141572.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 12/02/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1566470.015	12/02/2021		238990	Wa Installations Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee stood on a rack system and stepped onto a j-beam that was not properly installed. The beam tilted and the employee lost balance, attempted to grab hold of something to stop their fall. The employee fell approximately eighteen feet, received multiple fractures to the head and torso, and was killed.

Keywords: Beam, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Lost Balance, Storage Rack, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1566470.015	33	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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