Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154854.015 - Employee is killed in fall from elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 154854.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 03/16/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1658442.015	03/16/2023		238990	Jane Seymour Construction

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on March 16, 2023, Employee #1 was dismantling the post for the second floor roof structure in the master bedroom. Employee #1 had first dismantled the exterior wall stud that supported the roof structure. Then, Employee #1 climbed up on a single stage metal frame scaffold and stood on a 19-inch wide scaffold platform 41.6-inches high above the floor. Employee #1 then started to saw cut the opposite or interior side of the roof structure, when the roof structure had detached from the remaining structure and struck him and knocked him to the floor, and then he fell 18 feet down to the ground. Employee #1 suffered head and bodily injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Dismantling, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Roof, Scaffold, Struck By, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition				18	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1658442.015	55	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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