Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159715.015 - Employee dies from head and back trauma in fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 159715.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 08/25/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1696251.015	09/05/2023		236210	Ryno Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 25, 2023, an employee working as an electrician for an industrial building contractor was using a ladder to travel between the first and second floor of a multi-family residential building. The employee fell from the ladder from an unknown height and struck the concrete floor below. The employee died from head trauma and back fractures.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Floor, Construction, Electrician, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Ladder, Residential Construction, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1696251.015	37	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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