Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148848.015 - Employee Falls While Walking Down Stairs, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 148848.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 08/11/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1614914.015	08/16/2022		332312	American Custom Metal Fabricating, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on July 29, 2022, an employee was walking from his work area to th e back parking area while on break when he stumbled, fell down the stairs, and s truck his head on a hard surface. There were no witnesses of the fall incident. The stairway was made up of six risers, enclosed on both sides, 48 inches wide, and made of concrete, with one steel pipe handrail on the right side descending. Upon discovery, the employee was transported to the local hospital and died in the hospital 13 days later.

Keywords: blunt force, blunt force trauma, fall, fall from elevation, head, stair, struck against, walking surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1614914.015	65	M	Fatality		Machinists

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