Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 79861.015 - Employee falls from elevated work platform and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 79861.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/26/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1094775.015	09/26/2015		238350	Sb Framing Service Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 p.m. on September 26, 2015, an employee was installing 2-ft by 6-ft lumber on the cement wall while working from elevated work platform. The employee fell from tie-beam 19.6 feet to the ground striking the concrete slab. The employee suffered from serious head trauma and was killed.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Head, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			1	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1094775.015	32	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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