Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106625.015 - Employee installing decking is injured in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 106625.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 06/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1323908.015	06/18/2018		238990	Axcon Corporation Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on June 11, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction installations company, was working on the mezzanine level of a commercial building. He was installing metal decking when he stepped backward and fell through an undecked portion to the concrete floor, a fall height of 18 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for 48 hours observation for concussion. The investigation determined that the employee had not attached his fall protection lanyard to a horizontal lifeline.

Keywords: Concrete, Concussion, Construction, Decking, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Lanyard, PPE, Walking Backward, Work Rules

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1323908.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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