Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81634.015 - Employee is killed when struck by falling debris during demo

Accident Summary Nr: 81634.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 12/08/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1112025.015	12/09/2015		236118	4 X 4 General Contractors Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on December 8, 2015, Employee #1 was standing on the exterior side of a dumpster, positioning a couch in the dumpster when a coworker threw a part of a ceramic toilet bowl out of a third story window. The debris struck Employee #1 in the head causing blunt force trauma. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Demolition, Dumpster, Falling Object, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	3	27	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1112025.015	44	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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