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Accident Summary Nr: 100685.015 - Employee falls through unsecured decking and incurs multiple

Accident Summary Nr: 100685.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1276904.015	11/14/2017		238910	Tight Quarters

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on November 3, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a demolition company, was demolishing a warehouse mezzanine which had a steel decking floor. He was lowering the decking sheets to a dumpster when he stepped on an unsecured sheet and fell through to the concrete floor below, a fall height of 10 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractures.

Keywords: Construction, Decking, Demolition, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Fracture, Unsecured, Warehouse

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition				10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1276904.015	33	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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