Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83644.015 - Employee is crushed and killed by falling fireplace facade

Accident Summary Nr: 83644.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/11/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1132116.015	03/11/2016		811121	Padgett'S Cleaning & Restoration

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on March 11, 2016, an employee was operating a jackhammer chipping at the fireplace hearth. The employee was crushed and killed when the 17 feet high facade fell onto the employee.

Keywords: Caught Between, Construction, Crushed, Falling Object, Jackhammer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1132116.015	22	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause:

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