Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80724.015 - Employee is killed in fall from apartment building

Accident Summary Nr: 80724.015 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 10/17/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1103212.015	10/17/2015		238220	Zepeda Plumbing

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 17, 2015, an employee was staging water heaters in an apartment building by removing them from boxes located on a forklift and transporting them to third floor. The employee was working alone while a coworker was moving the water heaters into the apartments. The coworker heard a scream and found the employee more than 27-feet below on the ground with the trash box that was being used to transport the water heaters. The employee was killed in the fall sustaining massive head injuries.

Keywords: Fall, Head, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Water Heater

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1103212.015	42	M	Fatality		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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