Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201380540 - Employee Falls From A Walking Platform

Accident Summary Nr: 201380540 -- Report ID: 0214500 -- Event Date: 12/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305073769	12/21/2002	1751	0	A.C.S. Framing & Sheeting Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was walking on a 2-ft by 4-ft board over an open stairwell when it broke causing him to fall 30 ft to the ground below. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he died from a serious head injury.

Keywords: HEAD, WALKING ON PLANK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305073769			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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