Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 160453.015 - Employee falls from height, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 160453.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 10/02/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1700925.015	10/03/2023		238220	Yarins Plumbing & Hvac Services Llc

Abstract: At 5:25 pm, on October 2, 2023, Employee #1 was employed by an HVAC contractor. Employee #1 was leaving the construction job site for the day when the accident occurred. Employee #1 and a coworker were using a job made ladder as a bridge/walkway to cross an alley to reach their parked vehicles at the end of the workday. The span was on or about (7') wide and (17') high above concrete and connected the first floor of the building and a retaining wall. The ladder slipped causing Employee #1 to fall 17' to the concrete. The initial injuries to Employee #1 were contusions, lacerations to the head, and concussion. Employee # 1 was hospitalized and died two days later.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Commercial Building, Concrete, Concussion, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Laceration, Ladder, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1700925.015	31	M	Fatality		Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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