Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156296.015 - Employee dies of head trauma in fall off ladder to concrete

Accident Summary Nr: 156296.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/09/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1669933.015	05/10/2023		238220	Foust, Heat, Air, & Refrigeration Inc.

Abstract: At 10:52 a.m. on May 9, 2023, an employee was working as an installer for a residential and commercial heating & air conditioning company that has been in business for over fifteen years. The employee was working with a crew that was finishing up at a new residential construction site by installing gutter spouts. The employee was installing downspouts into the gutters by drilling holes to place the downspouts. The employee was working from a ladder using sheet metal snips, repositioning his feet on the ladder to reach each position. The employee overreached and lost his footing causing him to fall 4 feet and land on the concrete driveway. The employee struck his head on the driveway. He had labored breathing and blood started coming from his nose and ears. Emergency medical services were called but he had died at the scene and was transferred to the coroner.

Keywords: Bleeding, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Breathing, Building, Concrete, Construction, Ear, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Gutter, HVAC, Head, Installing, Ladder, Nose, Pavement, Reaching, Reaching From Ladder, Residential Construction, Shortness of breath, Training

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1669933.015	44	M	Fatality		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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