Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96744.015 - Employee falls from undecked attic and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 96744.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1243864.015	06/28/2017		238130	Jose C. Sanchez

Abstract: At 9:38 a.m. on June 27, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at the site of a new two-story residence. He was in a partially decked attic space and preparing to perform cornice work. Employee #1 was about to place a 2-inch by 11-inch piece of wood onto joists to make a work platform when he fell through the undecked portion of the floor, a fall height of approximately 12 feet. Employee #1 sustained blunt force head injuries and was killed.

Keywords: Attic, Decking, Decking Panel, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Head, Installing, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1243864.015	31	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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