Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200632412 - Employee Dies from Injuries Received in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 200632412 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 10/17/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315226514	10/18/2011	1799	238990	Moores Contracting Services Llc

Abstract: At approximately 8:24 p.m. on October 17, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a laborer for a construction contractor. The contracting company was setting up airlines for jack hammers to be used for descaling buildup on the furnace walls for the scaffolding crew working approximately 15 feet to the left of the transition silo opening. Employee #1 was carrying a coil of air hose and climbed up to the top platform of the silo. Employee #1 leaned over into the transition silo opening, lost his balance and fell 35 feet from the top of the structure to the bottom of the silo. Employee #1 suffered multiple broken bones and head injuries. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to Ruby Memorial Medical Center in Morgantown, WV. Employee #1 was admitted for treatment and died as a result of his injuries one day later.

Keywords: FURNACE, FRACTURE, HEAD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SILO

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	2	35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315226514			Fatality	Fracture	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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