Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170840565 - Employee falls from unguarded deck and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 170840565 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 11/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125625863	12/03/2001	1531	0	Charles & Rene Sheppard

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a deck of an upper stair landing near an unguarded edge, approximately 9 ft high. The top rail of the guardrail had been removed to allow Employee #1 to shim the end. Employee #1 was known to have bad legs which cramp up on him. Employee #1 fell, though it is unclear why he fell, and died.

Keywords: STAIR, GUARDRAIL, FALL, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125625863			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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