Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155604.015 - Employee falls through hole in floor, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 155604.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 12/15/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1640226.015	12/16/2022		238130	Gonzalez Framing, Llc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on December 15, 2022, an employee was picking up debris and putting it into a wooden trash box on the third level of the new residential building construction. The employee fell through an unsecured cover that was not completely covering a large hole and fell approximately 24 feet to the lower level. The employee was initially hospitalized with serious head and brain injuries but subsequently died.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Construction, Cover, Debris, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor Hole, Head, Residential Construction, 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	1640226.015	19	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 24 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause:

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