Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96709.015 - Demolition worker falls, dies from head injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 96709.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 06/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1243394.015	06/29/2017		236220	Building Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on June 28, 2017, Employee #1, a foreman employed by a construction company, was engaged in demolition work at a three-story commercial building. He was standing on a 5-foot mobile scaffold and operating a reciprocating saw to cut horizontal duct work. As he cut through the duct work, which was not secured, the duct work swung and struck Employee #1's head and face and the scaffold. Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor, a fall height of 5 feet, and sustained additional head trauma. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He died at the hospital on July 16, 2017.

Keywords: Construction, Demolition, Duct, Fall, Falling Object, Head, Scaffold, Struck By, Unconsciousness, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1243394.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 5 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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