Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200625846 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Breezeway

Accident Summary Nr: 200625846 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 07/26/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314649971	07/26/2010	1742	238310	Noe Barillas And Jorge Barillas Dba Barillas Drywa

Abstract: On July 26, 2010, Employee #1 was sanding a ceiling using a 6 ft sander without fall protection in a breezeway 20 ft high. The breezeway's edge had no guardrails. Employee #1 fell to the ground and was killed.

Keywords: SANDING MACHINE, GUARDRAIL, CEILING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314649971			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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