Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200677128 - Employee killed in fall through window opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200677128 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/05/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311087738	12/11/2007	1751	238130	Powertech Interiors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on December 5, 2007, Employee #1, a laborer, was working at a residential construction site in Miami, FL. He was standing on a Baker scaffold and was framing a second-story window opening when he fell approximately 22 ft out the window and was killed. Neither Employee #1 nor a coworker also situated at the same window opening were using any form of fall protection. Subsequent investigation revealed that Employee #1, who spoke and understood limited English, was under the direction and supervision of a subcontractor for the general contractor. He had originally been hired for general clean-up duties. The company did not have a safety program or training for its employees.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, UNTRAINED, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311087738			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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