Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171125412 - 12-ft Fall from Open Sided Surface to Concrete Slab - Constr

Accident Summary Nr: 171125412 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 05/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304433618	06/05/2001	1521	0	Hillview Builders Inc

Abstract: While erecting framing materials for a house under construction, Employee #1 of fell 11 feet, 8 inches, hitting his head on the concrete floor, one level below. Employees, working in closed proximity to the victim, stated that the victim was last seen within 2 feet of an unguarded edge and was crouching over a stud wall that was being prepared for "tilted up." The victim was treated in a hospital for a skull fracture (closed cranial trauma) and died three days later. The victim was not using a fall restraint system.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, LIFELINE, CARPENTER, SKULL, LANYARD, FALL, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR

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	304433618			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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