Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042215 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Fifth Floor

Accident Summary Nr: 201042215 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 06/20/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308698513	06/20/2005	1771	238110	J.D. Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:40 a.m. on June 20, 2005, Employee #1, a construction worker, was working on the fifth floor of the building under construction. While trying to signal the crane operator below, he tripped and fell 48 ft to the ground, through the top and mid guardrail system. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CRANE OPERATOR, WORK SURFACE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308698513			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 49 feet Cause: Pouring concrete foundations and walls Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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