Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14499529 - Employee killed in fall from upper floor to basement

Accident Summary Nr: 14499529 -- Report ID: 0523420 -- Event Date: 08/02/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1706100	08/06/1984	1522	0	Donnan Builders

Abstract: At approximately 10:58 a.m. on August 2, 1984, Employee #1 was on the upper level of a multi-level home under construction. A crane was lowering a load of plywood to the upper level, and Employee #1 went over to assist in spotting the load. While looking up, he stepped backward into an unguarded stairwell opening. He fell 13 feet to the basement level, striking his head on the edge of a concrete block retaining wall. Employee #1 suffered a temporal skull fracture resulting in brain death; he was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1706100			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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