Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201861002 - Carpenter Installing Stairs Falls Headfirst and Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201861002 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 01/04/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316683150	01/07/2013	1751	238130	Tom Lane Contracting

Abstract: On January 4, 2013, a 67-year-old carpenter, employed by a carpentry/framing contractor, was installing a set of stairs at a residential construction project. He was on the second floor, working from his knees, when the stairs he was installing began to turn. He lost his balance and fell head-first approximately 13 feet down the stairwell. He hit his head and was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, STAIR, INSTALLING, CARPENTER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
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		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316683150			Fatality	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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