Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96257.015 - Worker framing building falls, dies at hospital

Accident Summary Nr: 96257.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1238981.015	06/09/2017		238130	Decco Construction Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on June 7, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2, employed by a framing contractor, were working at a multiemployer construction site for a new three-story residential building. The second-floor walls had not yet been raised, and the three employees were working on the second floor and performing wood framing. An extension ladder extended from the first floor to the second floor. Employee #1, employed as a fulltime payroll employee, fell, either from the second floor or from the ladder, a fall height of 10 feet. His back and head struck the first floor's concrete surface. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for his fall-related injuries, but he died the following day at the hospital.

Keywords: Back, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Residential Construction, Skull, Wood Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1238981.015	60	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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