Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169556.015 - Employee dies from head trauma in fall to concrete surface

Accident Summary Nr: 169556.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 08/22/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1771048.015	08/23/2024		238130	Pedro Luciano

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on August 22, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a home builder was using hand tool removing temporary wooden structural members. The employee lost his balance and fell backwards to lower level below. The employee died from blunt force trauma to his head from impact with the concrete surface.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Surface, Concussion, Construction, Contusion, Engineering Controls, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hand Tool, Head, Insufficient Supervision, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lost Balance, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Removal, Residential Construction, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1771048.015	31	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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