Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200811008 - Employee Injured In Fall And Later Died

Accident Summary Nr: 200811008 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 09/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304116247	09/25/2001	1742	0	Lone Star Drywall, Inc.

Abstract: On September 15, 2001, two employees were taping drywalls (fire-breaks between apartments) from within the roof trusses. Employee #1 fell approximately 9 ft 3in. from a 2-in. by 10-in. plank placed on the trusses and used as a temporary working surface. Employee #1 broke his wrist and one of his lower vertebrae. Employee #1 was hospitalized the day of the accident and died on September 20, 2001, from a bleeding peptic ulcer allegedly unrelated to the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, TEMPORARY FLOOR, VERTEBRA, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304116247			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Fireproofing Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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