Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202569984 - Employee Falls from Walkboard While Framing Home, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 202569984 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 05/21/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315589762	05/23/2012	1751	238130	Raisor Construction Llc

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on May 21, 2012, Employee #1 was engaged in residential framing work in Bardstown, Kentucky for Raisor Construction. Employee #1 was working from a walkboard eight feet above the ground while relocating the end truss that had been placed in the wrong location. Employee #1 fell from the walkboard to the concrete surface below, suffering a concussion. He was transported to Flaget Hospital in Bardstown, Kentucky and was later flown to the University of Louisville Hospital. Employee #1 died at 5:30 p.m. on May 22, 2012.

Keywords: HEAD, CARPENTER, WALK PLATFORM, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315589762			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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