Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200357440 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Joist, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200357440 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/23/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315965319	11/23/2011	1742	238310	Parnell & Son Drywall Inc

Abstract: On November 30, 2011, Employee #1 was working in the attic area of a church undergoing renovation. Employee #1 was installing fire tape on the seams of sheet rock that had been installed previously. He was working from the joist, with no walk boards, and was not provided with fall protection. The joists were 24 inches OC (apparently on center), and the ceiling sheet rock he was working above was 0.625 inches thick. A coworker heard the sheet rock break. He then called out and did not receive an answer. When he went to investigate, he found Employee #1 on the concrete floor of the hallway, beneath the area he was working, with a large pool of blood around his head. The coworker called emergency medical services (EMS), and they arrived approximately five minutes later. EMS transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he died on November 25, 2011.

Keywords: JOIST, LOSS OF BLOOD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315965319			Fatality	Concussion	Drywall installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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