Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200462323 - Employee Is Killed in Fall in Home Under Construction

Accident Summary Nr: 200462323 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 11/13/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312102163	11/13/2008	1721	238320	Jayco Painting

Abstract: Employee #1, a painter, was working on the third floor of a new home under construction, when he fell from an unguarded floor edge of an atrium. He fell approximately 19 feet 10 inches to the first floor and was killed. Further investigation revealed that there were no guard rails present on any of the three sides of the atrium.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PAINTER, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312102163			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Interior painting and decorating Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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