Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201992864 - Worker Dies of Pulmonary Embolisms Resulting from Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201992864 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311126007	05/15/2007	1751	238130	Tri-Chord Builders, Inc.

Abstract: On March 14, 2007, Employee #1 was working as an interior carpenter for a carpentry or framing contractor. He was moving between apartment units at a site, unaware that fall protection had been removed from the work area. He stepped off a second-floor landing and fell, fracturing both ankles. Three weeks later, he died. An autopsy was conducted, and the medical examiner determined the cause of death to be multiple pulmonary embolisms caused by the injuries Employee #1 sustained in the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PULMONARY EMBOLISM, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	3	42	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311126007			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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