Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108043.015 - Employee installing steel decking falls, fractures hip

Accident Summary Nr: 108043.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/06/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1336484.015	08/07/2018		238120	Lls Steel Erectors, Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 6, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a steel erection company, was installing steel decking on the second floor of a new six-story building. He unhooked his retractable fall protection lanyard, stepped on a piece of unsecured decking, slipped, and fell, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured hip.

Keywords: Construction, Decking, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Installing, Lanyard, Material Handling, Slip, Slippery Surface, Steel, Steel Erection, Unsecured Panel, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			6	72

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1336484.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause:

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