Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171332.015 - Employee falls from ladder and strikes head on concrete ledg

Accident Summary Nr: 171332.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 10/27/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1784501.015	10/28/2024		238390	Iwr North America, Llc

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on October 27, 2024, a crew of four was installing insulated metal paneling around a horizontal beam. Employee #1 was working approximately 18 feet high on a 28-foot ladder when he lost his footing and fell to the ground, striking his head on a concrete ledge. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted for head trauma and later died from his injuries.

Keywords: Beam, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Concrete, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Ladder, Metal, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			17		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1784501.015	60	M	Fatality		Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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