Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201570603 - Employee fell over 9 ft to concrete floor and died
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302771662 | 03/20/2000 | 1751 | 0 | Hesert Construction Company |
Abstract: On the morning of March 17, 2000, a small boom truck arrived at a new single-family dwelling under construction. A crane operator set up his crane under the direction of Employee #1. The task at hand was to use the boom truck crane to place floor joists on the top plate of the first-story wall. The crane picked up the first set of floor joists and began raising them over the top horizontal wall plates approximately 8 ft in the air. Employee #1 used his hand level in an attempt to rotate the floor joists into position prior to placing them on the top of the framed wall. While looking up, Employee #1 walked into an unguarded stairwell opening and fell to the concrete floor basement below. The fall was approximately 9 ft 4 in. Employee #1 died the following morning as the result of head trauma.
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 2 | 20 | X | ||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 302771662 | Fatality | Other | Carpenters | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof) |
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