Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141948.015 - Employee falls from wall and is killed due to skull fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 141948.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 12/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1568742.015	12/02/2021		236220	Kmc Enterprises Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 1, 2021, an employee performed framing work and was setting wood trusses while standing on a wall. The employee's fall protection lanyard was anchored to another wood truss when he fell approximately eleven feet. The forces from the fall shifted the truss, and the employee struck the ground. The employee received a skull fracture and was killed.

Keywords: Anchor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Skull, Truss, Wall

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1568742.015	27	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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