Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152016.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling staircase unit

Accident Summary Nr: 152016.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 12/09/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1638406.015	12/09/2022		238130	Antonio Prado Godinez

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on December 9, 2022, an employee and a coworker were in the basement removing two-by-four pieces of lumber that were secured to the concrete floor. Other coworkers were installing a wooden staircase between the first and second levels when the staircase unit became unsecured and fell approximately eleven feet through an opening between the first level and basement and struck the employee in the head. The employee died due to blunt force head trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Falling Object, Head, Lumber, Removing, Residential Construction, Stair, Struck By, Unsecured

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	Occupation	Construction
1	1638406.015	31	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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