Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 20475.015 - Employee Fractures Skull During Fall to Basement Through Flo

Accident Summary Nr: 20475.015 -- Report ID: 0316100 -- Event Date: 05/22/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
493178.015	06/28/2012		238130	Ajg Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on May 22, 2012, An employee was carrying a sheet of plywood to an L-shaped floor opening and fell almost 11 feet through the opening to the concrete basement floor. The employee was killed when he suffered multiple injuries to his head including several skull fractures, lacerations to the brain, and subdural hematoma.

Keywords: Fall, Floor Opening, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Residential Construction, Skull

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	493178.015	41	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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