Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202014379 - Employee Dies after Fall from Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 202014379 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 10/05/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309595957	10/16/2006	1761	238160	Sandhu Contracting,Inc

Abstract: On October 5, 2006, Employee #1 was working from an elevated work surface, pulling up pipes used for hot tar operations. As the employee was working, he fell 15 ft to the ground and sustained a concussion. He was transported to Jacobi Hospital in Bronx, New York, where he died due to his injury.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PIPE, CONCUSSION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, HOT TAR, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309595957			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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