Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 39836.015 - Employee falls from a ladder and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 39836.015 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 02/01/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
865304.015	02/01/2013		236115	Luanci Construction Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on February 1, 2013, an employee was working from a six foot stepladder. The ladder was located on the second floor of a structure next to an open edge. The open edge was protected with guard rails. The employee stepped from the ladder onto a 2in by 12in by 16in wood board which was placed on the top edge of two separate guard rails. The board broke causing the employee to fall to the first floor. The employee landed feet first on the first then fell backwards striking his head on the wood subfloor. The employees was killed in the fall due to cranial cerebral trauma.

Keywords: Fall, Floor Opening, Guardrail, Head, Residential Construction

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	865304.015	35	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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