Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108069.015 - Employee decking roof falls, cuts head, breaks ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 108069.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/01/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1336742.015	08/07/2018		238120	Portell Iron Work Corp

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on August 1, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a structural steel company, was working at the construction site for a new one-story commercial building. He was installing decking for the roof when he fell, a fall height of 14 feet. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple fractured ribs and a laceration to the head.

Keywords: Construction, Decking, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Laceration, Rib, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1336742.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause:

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