Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202472478 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Pool Deck

Accident Summary Nr: 202472478 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/01/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312284060	05/07/2008	1799	238990	Charles Ussery'S Services

Abstract: On May 1, 2008, Employee #1 was kneeling on a pool deck, leaning over the pool edge, and applying plaster on the vertical wall. When he stood up, he fell 9 ft into the pool striking his head against the pool floor. Employee #1 fractured his head and was transported to Lakeland Regional Hospital in Lakeland, Florida. He died at approximately 1:45 p.m. on May 3, 2008.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, WALL, STRUCK AGAINST, POOL, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312284060			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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