Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100660.015 - Employee laying roof decking falls and incurs multiple injur

Accident Summary Nr: 100660.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1276791.015	11/08/2017		238120	Steel Builders, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on November 6, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was laying roof decking at a multiemployer construction site. He leaned down to retie his shoelace. When he stood back up, he stepped on an unsecured sheet of decking. The decking shifted, and Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor, a fall height of 23 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured neck, lacerations to his spleen and kidney, and bruised lungs.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Kidney, Laceration, Lung, Neck, Roof, Spleen

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1276791.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 23 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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