Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170794333 - Employee died after a fall through floor opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170794333 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 12/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303981450	12/18/2000	1542	0	Roger G Helmuth Dba Helmuth Construction

Abstract: On December 13, 2000, Employee #1 and other workers were setting up chicken pens on the first floor, which was 10 ft 5 in. above the basement. Employee #1, who was working on the west end of the building, slipped and fell through a 36-in.-by-42-in. floor opening to the cement floor. The employer found Employee #1 bleeding from the head and unconscious. Employee #1 was taken to Othello Community Hospital by ambulance and airlifted by helicopter to Wenatchee Central Washington Hospital. Employee #1 sustained multiple skull fractures, subdural hematoma, brain contusions, and broken right arm. Employee #1 was in a coma for 4 days, and then died on December 18, 2000. The cause of death was blunt impact to the head.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SLIP, SKULL, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, ARM, BRAIN, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000	2	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303981450			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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