Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201751591 - Employee Falls from Spiral Staircase, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201751591 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 02/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310588033	02/13/2007	1522	236220	Mpb Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On February 9, 2007, an employee fell while using a spiral stairway that was not provided with a stair rail. A coworker heard the employee scream and ran over to see where employee had landed. The coworker rolled the employee over and noticed blood running out of his mouth. The employee struck his head during the fall and lost consciousness. The employee went into a coma and remained on life support until his death on February 9.

Keywords: HEAD, STAIR, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, STRUCK AGAINST, FALL, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310588033			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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