Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 644757 - Employee killed in fall from building edge

Accident Summary Nr: 644757 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 12/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100601210	12/28/1990	1771	0	Northberry Structures Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on December 27, 1990, Employee #1 was trying to pull a concrete hose closer along a form when he fell from the 25th floor to the 23rd floor setback, hitting his head on mounting bolts. A work platform had recently been removed. The occipital portion of Employee #1's brain was punctured, according to a surgeon at St. Vincent's Hospital, and he died. His foreman witnessed the fall.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BOLT, FALL, WORK PLATFORM, BRAIN, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100601210			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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