Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 168826.015 - Employee sits on rail, dies from fall when it breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 168826.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/31/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1765784.015	07/31/2024		236220	Proframe Inc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on July 31, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a commercial building contractor was sitting on the top rail of safety railing. The top rail gave way under the weight of the employee, and he fell 45 feet to the ground below. The employee died from blunt force trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Commercial Building, Construction, Defect, Defective, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Guardrail, Handrail, Inexperience, Insufficient Supervision, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Malfunction, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Rail, Unsafe Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1765784.015	24	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 45 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 45 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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