Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 156557.015 - Employee is killed in fall through drywall

Accident Summary Nr: 156557.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 05/06/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1672027.015	05/18/2023		238290	American Fire Sprinkler Corporation

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on May 6, 2023, an employee was standing on top of the drywall ceiling, looking at sprinkler installation build plans. The employee stepped on the area of drywall unprotected by the steel framing and fell through the ceiling to the cement floor below. The employee sustained an intracranial injury, an orbital bone injury, and a brain hemorrhage. The employee was transported to the hospital and died.

Keywords: Brain, Brain Bleed, Drywall, Eye, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor Opening, Frame, Head, Hemorrhage, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition				8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1672027.015	48	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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