Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97701.015 - Employee falls 14 feet and dies from injuries sustained

Accident Summary Nr: 97701.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 03/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1214346.015	03/01/2017		238350	Blitz Development Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on March 1, 2017, Employee #1 was trying to determine the need for temporary doors to be hung on the construction project. The employee unknowingly entered a room with a floor opening. The employee fell 14 feet through the floor hole and landed on a piece of steel on the level below. Employee #1 sustained multiple rib fractures, a left forearm fracture, and a right humerus dislocation, and died from his injuries.

Keywords: Arm, Construction, Dislocated, Door, Fall, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Forearm, Fracture, Rib

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1214346.015	55	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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