Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202494217 - Employee Falls and Dies While Removing Plumbing

Accident Summary Nr: 202494217 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 01/31/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315260992	02/01/2011	1711	238220	Rego Plumbing Corp.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 31, 2011, an employee and a helper were removing existing plumbing from the ceiling of a warehouse under renovation. When the employee removed one end of the pipe, the pipe shifted and caused the employee to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Keywords: FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PIPE, PLUMBING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315260992			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 6 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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