Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202014312 - Employee Is Killed in Fall at Construction Site

Accident Summary Nr: 202014312 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 05/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309593622	05/23/2006	1771	238990	Sage I&D Inc.

Abstract: On May 23, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a foreman at Sage I&D, Inc., a concrete work contractor. He was working on the second level of a building at a construction site. He was moving pieces of expanded styrene (such as Styrofoam) and plywood away from duct penetrations, which are openings in floors for ducts. He stepped onto a piece of plywood at a duct penetration and fell directly down to the garage level, 21 feet to the ground below. He struck his head, and he was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, DUCT, UNSECURED PANEL, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, STYRENE, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, CONCRETE

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	4	21	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309593622			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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