Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202013595 - Employee killed by fall through unguarded stairway opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202013595 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 05/18/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304374614	05/11/2001	1751	0	Lenihan Building Corp.

Abstract: On May 11, 2001, Employee #1 was carrying a wooden plank when he fell from the first floor through an unguarded stairway opening approximately 11-feet 4-inches to the basement. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and was treated in the intensive care unit. Employee #1 suffered head fractures and contusions of the brain based on the autopsy report. He later died on May 18, 2001.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, STAIR, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, UNGUARDED, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304374614			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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