Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 149743.015 - Employee Is Killed By Traumatic Brain Injury In Fall From La

Accident Summary Nr: 149743.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 09/06/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1620494.015	09/08/2022		238130	Cepeda Drywall Llc

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on September 6, 2022, an employee was working from a ladder while installing interior walls, ceilings and doors for a multifamily residential construction project. The employee fell an unknown distance from a ladder while patching a sheetrock hole in the ceiling. The employee was killed by a traumatic brain injury incurred when his head struck against the ground.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Installing, Ladder, Reaching From Ladder, Struck Against, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1620494.015	66	M	Fatality		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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