Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202493359 - Carptenter Is Killed in Fall from Second Story Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202493359 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/18/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316519347	10/18/2012	1521	236115	Jerod Davis Dba Jkd Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on October 18, 2012, Employee #1, a 33-year-old male and a full time carpenter with Jerod Davis Dba Jkd Construction, was working on the overhead archway on a balcony of a wood framed (new construction) residential house in Live Oak, California, when he fell more than 14 ft. to the ground from the unguarded second story opening. Employee #1 was killed in the fall. The Sheriff, Fire Department and Coroner responded to the scene. Employee #1 was not wearing or using any type of fall protection at the time of the fall.

Keywords: UNGUARDED FL OPENING, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316519347			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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