Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 45004.015 - Employee falls from ladder and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 45004.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 01/23/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
893836.015	03/06/2013		238130	Caballero Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on January 23, 2013, an employee was performing framing duties at a residential construction site. The employee was working on a 3rd floor deck while utilizing a 6 ft step ladder to install deck rafters & joists. The employee fell from the ladder and deck from a height of approximately 20-25 feet to the ground. He was killed due to cranium-cerebral blunt force trauma sustained in the fall. The employee was not utilizing fall protection from unguarded wall openings/edges.

Keywords: Brain, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Ladder, 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		Under $50,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	893836.015	46	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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