Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156125.015 - Employee dies from head trauma after falling through floor

Accident Summary Nr: 156125.015 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 05/08/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1668526.015	05/08/2023		238220	A.K.S. International Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on May 8, 2023, an employee was working for a plumbing, heating and air conditioning contractor on a construction project. The employee was lowering a bucket to the lower level of a structure in order to stage materials for the job. The employee fell approximately thirty feet to the lower level through a floor opening. The employee died from blunt force trauma to his head after impact with the concrete slab.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Bucket , Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, HVAC, Head, Installing, Material Handling, Unguarded, Unguarded Fl Opening

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1668526.015	59	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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