Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550911 - Employee dies of apparent drug overdose

Accident Summary Nr: 200550911 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 08/07/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301997490	08/24/1999	1761	0	Mark Breaud

Abstract: Employee #1 was on a ladder installing siding on a house adjacent to an air compressor when he suddenly collapsed and fell off the ladder. The cause of death, as determined by the autopsy and by toxicological analysis, was an overdose of hydrocodone.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, DRUG OVERDOSE, CONSTRUCTION, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301997490			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Other

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