Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169195.015 - Employee falls from height while framing barn, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 169195.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 08/09/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1767847.015	08/09/2024		238130	K V Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 9, 2024, Employee #1, a carpenter, was conducting framing operations while walking along the top plate to install roof trusses at a job site in Sauk Village, IL. While performing the task, the employee fell approximately 17 feet to the concrete surface. Workers on site called 911, and emergency medical services transported the employee to Saint Margret's Hospital in Dyer, IN, and later to the University of Chicago Medical Center (Trauma Center). Employee #1 sustained multiple injuries, including head, back, and chest trauma. On August 12, 2024, the employee died from the injuries.

Keywords: Back, Barn, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Framing, Head, Installing, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1767847.015	44	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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