Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 75865.015 - Employee falls 36 feet from balcony and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 75865.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 03/31/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1050715.015	03/31/2015		238320	Jose Miguel Charles

Abstract: At 11:52 a.m. on March 31, 2105, an employee was unloading paint from a job made trash box (scaffold standard) attached to rough terrain forklift forks that were elevated approximately 36 feet. The box became unstable due to a weight shift of the load, tipped and fell with the employee inside. The employee was killed on impact due to traumatic internal injury.

Keywords: Fall, Load Shift, Material Handling, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1050715.015	41	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 36 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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