Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202341673 - Construction Worker Dies, Struck by Falling Bricks

Accident Summary Nr: 202341673 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 10/07/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310378112	10/18/2006	1741	238140	Port-Land Construction Corp.

Abstract: On October 7, 2006, a construction worker was hoisting bricks in a bucket to the top of a building. The bucket tilted, and the bricks spilled out of the bucket, striking the employee in the head. The worker suffered blunt force trauma to his head, and he died at the hospital eight days later.

Keywords: HEAD, HOISTING MECHANISM, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, BRICK, MECH MAT HANDLING, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE LOAD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	16	150	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310378112			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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