Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149148.015 - Employee dies after falling down stairs

Accident Summary Nr: 149148.015 -- Report ID: 1055330 -- Event Date: 07/30/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1616107.015	08/17/2022		484110	Wa317970099 - Cascade Moving & Storage Inc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on July 30, 2022, an employee and coworkers were tasked to move household goods as part of a private resident's home move. The employee was moving a dryer down a flight of stairs, when the straps used to lift the dryer came off, causing the employee to fall down the stairs and hit his head. The employee was knocked unconscious and taken to Tacoma General Hospital and admitted on July 30, 2022. The employee died at 11:45 p.m. on August 18, 2022.

Keywords: Dryer, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Falling Object, Head, Stair, Stair Landing, Struck Against, Struck By, Unconsciousness

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1616107.015	49	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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