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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 103805.015 - Employee Falls From Roof Decking And Breaks Hips

**Accident: 103805.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 03/12/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1301245.015	03/13/2018		Capp Steel Erectors, Inc.

At 1:00 p.m. on March 12, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a steel erection compan y, was installing steel decking for the roof of a two-story school addition. He stepped on an unsecured piece of decking material, which shifted and precipitat ed his fall from the roof, a fall height of 14.8 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and tr eated for fractures to both hips.

Keywords: construction, decking, fall, fall protection, fracture, hip, installing, roof, unsecured panel, unstable surface

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			2	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1301245.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel FatCause:

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