Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 174186.015 - Employee sustains fatal injuries while marking area for trus

Accident Summary Nr: 174186.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 02/11/2025
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1803585.015	02/11/2025		238130	Empire Builders, Inc

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on February 11, 2025, an employee working as a carpenter for a general contractor was marking out a hanger area for floor trusses. The employee fell from a ladder landing on and breaking the guardrails below before falling 26 feet to the basement floor. The employee sustained fatal injuries.

Keywords: Basement, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Carpenter, Competent Person, Concrete Floor, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Ladder, Marking, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Residential Construction, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1803585.015	32	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 26 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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