Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 70091.015 - Worker is killed in fall during residential framing operatio

Accident Summary Nr: 70091.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 01/21/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1020151.015	01/21/2015		238130	Alexandro Da Silva

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on January 21, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor, was working at a residential building construction project. He was taping plywood particle board sheathing seams on a section of framed out wall that was lying on the third level deck. Employee #1 left a portion of sheathing hanging over the framed out section and the deck. As he worked, he stepped on the overhanging portion of sheathing. The sheathing detached from the wall frame, and Employee #1 fell from the third level to the ground. Employee #1 sustained head trauma and was killed in the fall.

Keywords: Building, Construction, Crushed, Decking, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Residential Construction, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1020151.015	41	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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