Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171571.015 - Employee falls from scaffolding and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 171571.015 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 10/26/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1786231.015	11/04/2024		238310	Jesus Vilchis

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 26, 2024, an employee was working with his supervisor on a baker's scaffolding to attach a piece of drywall to a garage ceiling approximately 12 feet high. The employee fell from the scaffolding and sustained a shattered skull from the fall onto the concrete floor. The employee was pronounced dead.

Keywords: Concrete Floor, Drywall, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor, Fracture, Scaffold, Scaffolding, Skull

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1786231.015	47	M	Fatality		Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: 6 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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