Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200881001 - Employee Dies after Fall from Upper Floor

Accident Summary Nr: 200881001 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 05/18/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307691436	05/20/2005	1795	238910	Champlain Abatement, Llc

Abstract: On May 18, 2005, Employee #1 and an owner of his company were using two skid-steer loaders to push a wall over. Employee #1 drove off the third floor and fell 16 ft onto a pile of bricks. He was hospitalized for over a week before he died of his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOADER, SKIDDER, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307691436			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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