Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 164386.015 - Employee dies from blunt trauma in trip and fall to pavement

Accident Summary Nr: 164386.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 02/21/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1730186.015	02/22/2024		238290	Chung Ho Ind. & Tech. Co., Ltd.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on February 21, 2024, an employee working for a building equipment contractor was directing the movement of equipment. The equipment fell off of the forks of a powered industrial vehicle (PIV). The employee tripped trying to back away from the falling load. He fell and fractured his lower skull and vertebrae from impact with the concrete pavement. The employee died from his injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Pavement, Concrete Surface, Falling Object, Forklift, Forks, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Lack of Work Procedures, Material Handling, PIV, Pavement, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Skull, Struck Against, Unsecured, Unstable Load, Vertebra, Work Surface

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1730186.015	61	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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