Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 174195.015 - Employee falls from man basket that is attached to field for

Accident Summary Nr: 174195.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 10/23/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1784699.015	10/29/2024		238130	Merit Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on October 23, 2024, Employee #1 falls from a man-basket that had been attached to a field forklift. Emergency medical services transported the employee to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center for treatment but the employee later died at the hospital.

Keywords: Basket, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Forklift, Ground, Installing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1784699.015	33	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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