Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200623908 - Employee Is Killed in Fall Down Shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 200623908 -- Report ID: 0454711 -- Event Date: 07/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310310289	07/25/2006	1742	238310	Sergio Trevino Dba Sergio Trevino Drywall

Abstract: On July 24, 2006, Employee #1 and #2 were installing drywall while standing on a 2-in. by 6-in. board that spanned a shaft opening on the third floor. Employee #1 was killed when the board broke and the employees fell approximately 30 ft.

Keywords: BOARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SHAFT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310310289			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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