Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104849.015 - Employee falls while installing decking and incurs multiple

Accident Summary Nr: 104849.015 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 04/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1309734.015	04/12/2018		238120	Martin Iron Works, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:10 p.m. on April 18, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a university building. He was installing decking on the second level. A sheet of decking Employee #1 was handling became caught on a rebar dowel protruding from a wall, and Employee #1 lost balance, stepped back, and fell through an opening to the floor below, a fall height of approximately 18 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple injuries, including a facial fracture and lacerations, pelvis fractures, and a fractured left femur.

Keywords: Construction, Decking Panel, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Opening, Fracture, Installing, Laceration, Lost Balance, Rebar

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1309734.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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