Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144709.015 - Employee dies after fall through hole, COVID-19, embolism

Accident Summary Nr: 144709.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/01/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1581554.015	03/03/2022		238310	Big City Insulation Inc

Abstract: On March 1, 2022, an employee who had been installing mesh on the ceiling of a second floor loft fell through an unprotected hole and was killed. The employee fell approximately 10 feet to the concrete floor below and died on March 7, 2022. The employee had been hospitalized for a fractured left cheek bone, left ribs, and left scapula. The Medical Examiner reported that the employee died due to a pulmonary embolism caused by deep venous thrombosis which was related to both the fall and a COVID-19 infection. Both the fall and the infection are associated with an increased risk of venous thrombosis. There was no evidence of COVID-19 related lung injury.

Keywords: Blood Clot, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concrete Floor, Construction, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Fracture, Head, Infectious Disease, Installing, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Protective Clothing, Pulmonary Embolism, Rib, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Walking Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1581554.015	51	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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