Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124755.015 - Employee is killed by falling wood beam

Accident Summary Nr: 124755.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 03/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1469385.015	03/12/2020		238130	Bushman Construction

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on March 11, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a new residential structure. He was installing a structural wood beam for an outdoor pergola. The beam fell from a height of approximately 10 feet and struck the employee. The employee sustained a punctured heart and was killed.

Keywords: Beam, Falling Object, Heart, Installing, Puncture, Residential Construction, Struck By, Wood Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1469385.015	45	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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