Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200923415 - Employee Dies after Fall from Joist

Accident Summary Nr: 200923415 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 11/11/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310585765	11/11/2006	1791	238190	Decco Builders

Abstract: On November 11, 2006, Employee #1 fell 13 ft from a steel joist, landed on a concrete floor, and sustained a skull fracture. He died at Mary Washington Hospital later that day.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, JOIST, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	13	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310585765			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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