Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94754.015 - Employee falls from residential deck through floor opening a

Accident Summary Nr: 94754.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 04/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1224242.015	04/14/2017		238130	A Ramirez Construction Llc

Abstract: On April 9, 2017, an employee was framing a wall in a horizontal position prior to tipping up. Earlier, a coworker had cut a hole for a window which happened to be directly above the opening in the deck for the stair to the basement. The employee stepped on the window cutout and he and the cutout fell to the cement floor below. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to the head/neck area and was killed.

Keywords: Fall, Floor Opening, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1224242.015	34	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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