Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152714.015 - Employee falls from scaffold, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 152714.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 12/21/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1642615.015	01/09/2023		238130	Z & J Construction Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on December 21, 2022, an employee was installing a steel stud internal wall framing from a 5-foot baker's scaffold when he fell and struck his head on the concrete floor. The employee refused medical attention at the time and was transported home. The employer called an ambulance to the employee's home the next day due to the employee not willing to go to the hospital on his own will. The employee was in care at the hospital from December 22, 2022 until his death on January 6, 2023.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Framing, Head, Installing, Scaffold, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1642615.015	66	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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