Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 951434 - Employee killed in fall from beam

Accident Summary Nr: 951434 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 10/23/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125470542	10/27/1997	1751	0	King Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, who was installing plywood decking on the second floor of a single-family home under construction, was headed to the ladder to go down and get more material. He was walking across a 3 in. wide by 9 ft long steel beam when he slipped and fell 11 ft onto a concrete floor. Employee #1 struck his head and was transported to the hospital, where he died at 2:30 p.m. on October 24, 1997. The ladder was positioned in the wrong place for access.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, LADDER, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WALKING ON BEAM, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	11	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125470542			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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