Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360716 - Employee killed in fall from an elevated structure

Accident Summary Nr: 201360716 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 01/19/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302390992	01/13/1999	1742	0	Proformance Plastering Of The Southwest, Inc.

Abstract: On January 19, 1999, Employee #1 was involved in construction activities and while working he backed into an 18-in.-high parapet wall on an elevated structure. He lost his balance and tripped over the wall, falling 17.83 ft to the concrete floor. He was hospitalized on life support systems with multiple injuries including a head injury. Eight days later he was removed from life support and pronounced dead.

Keywords: WALL, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD

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	1	17	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302390992			Fatality	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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