Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200350197 - Employee injured in fall from work platform, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200350197 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 03/05/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125281261	06/13/1996	1761	0	Extreme Sheeting And Metal

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the roof flashing of a building that was already partially occupied, finishing up some of the final tasks that had yet to be completed. He was on a work platform attached to the forks of a forklift when he fell, striking a chain-link fence as he landed. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 16 days before he died of cardiopulmonary arrest.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, GUARDRAIL, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, CARDIAC ARREST, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK PLATFORM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125281261			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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