Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201281748 - Employee dies after fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201281748 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/24/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307833475	06/15/2004	1711	238220	K & W Services

Abstract: On May 24, 2004, Employee #1 was working on the perimeter of a second level deck, installing condensate drains for air conditioning units. The condensate pipe was approximately 9 in. from the edge of the building. The concrete deck had not yet been poured and the employee was working on the deck formwork which had concrete reinforcing wire installed but not yet raised. He was working on the wire mesh and fell approximately 16 ft to the ground. The impact broke both of his legs and damaged his spine. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died on June 10, 2004 due to respiratory failure. There were no guard rails or any other alternative fall protection provided.

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, SPINE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PIPE, UNTRAINED, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307833475			Fatality	Fracture	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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