Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169269.015 - Employee is killed in fall due to collapsed grate

Accident Summary Nr: 169269.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 08/13/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1768950.015	08/14/2024		237120	Henkels & Mccoy, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on August 13, 2024, Employee #1 was standing on a grate above a window well at a building site. The grate collapsed, causing Employee #1 to fall approximately 14 feet to the ground. The fall resulted in a skull fracture upon impact with the ground. Emergency services responded, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead due to the severity of the head injury.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Collapse, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Floor Grate, Fracture, Grate, Ground, Head, Skull, Traumatic Brain Injury, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive, Window

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				14	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1768950.015	49	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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