Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170075212 - Employee killed in fall from work platform

Accident Summary Nr: 170075212 -- Report ID: 0257250 -- Event Date: 09/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300426533	09/16/1999	1542	0	Venegas Construction Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was at a construction site, tying rods from a 19 in. wide by 12 ft long elevated wood and steel work platform. He was kicking a mold when he fell 7 ft 3 in. from the platform to the ground. Employee #1 died of internal injuries. His activity was considered out of the ordinary because he was not using a tool.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300426533			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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