Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170710.015 - Employee falls from elevated forks of bobcat and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 170710.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 10/05/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1779832.015	10/05/2024		238140	K.S. Konopka, Llc

Abstract: At 8:24 a.m. on October 5, 2024, Employee #1 was preparing a concrete mixture and installing concrete blocks on the unfinished second story of a single-family frame home under construction. The employee was riding on the forks of a bobcat that was elevated approximately 10 feet above the ground. The employee fell from the forks to the ground surface, sustaining a crushed chest and broken hips, resulting in a fatality.

Keywords: Blocks, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concrete Block, Crushed, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Forks, Ground, Hip, Installing

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1779832.015	50	M	Fatality		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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