Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81291.015 - Employee falls from elevated box, and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 81291.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 11/21/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1107483.015	11/23/2015		238130	Mundo Hernandez Construction

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on November 21, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor, was engaged in fireproofing at a building construction site. He was standing in an elevated wood box when he slipped and fell from the box to the floor, a fall height of 10 feet. The wood box also fell and struck Employee #1's head. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Construction, Construction vehicle, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Head, Slip, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000		10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1107483.015	29	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause:

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