Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202075594 - Employee killed in fall after epileptic seizure

Accident Summary Nr: 202075594 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 12/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307158485	12/11/2003	1521	236115	Precision Decks And Garages

Abstract: On December 9, 2003, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working on the second floor of a new house under construction. He told his foreman that he felt dizzy and that he was going down to the first floor. Employee #1 was descending an 8 ft stepladder when he fell approximately 5 ft to the floor, striking his head against a lumber pile. He was transported to the hospital, where he was diagnosed as having suffered an epileptic seizure. Employee #1 was killed. A staircase to reach the second floor had not yet been installed. The stepladder did not extend at least 3 ft above the level of the second floor, and its top rung was being used as a step to reach the second floor. Employees #2 and #3 were also reported as receiving minor injuries that did not require hospitalization, but the cause and nature of their injuries was not explained.

Keywords: CARPENTER, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SEIZURE, DESCENDING, DIZZINESS, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307158485	Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	307158485	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
3	307158485	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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