Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202542759 - Employee Falls and Suffers Fatal Head Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 202542759 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 12/27/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314858549	12/28/2010	1711	238220	Ampam Parks Mechanical Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on December 27, 2010, the plumbing subcontractor was installing all rough and finishing plumbing and fixtures for the construction of mixed used apartments in Santa Monica, CA. The incident occurred on the second floor when Employee #1 was traveling from one work location to another. While walking on the second floor, Employee #1 stepped onto the extended deck platform and a plywood decking sheet gave way. He fell 194 in. to the concrete floor below, suffering multiple fatal head injuries. As part of the early beam removal process for the concrete structure, an employee of the concrete company removed the beams which supported the plywood sheeting. The plywood sheets of the extended platform were not marked or labeled from below.

Keywords: PLANKING, FRACTURE, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PLUMBING, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	5	59	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314858549			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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