Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109027.015 - Employee falls thirteen feet from roof and receives multiple

Accident Summary Nr: 109027.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1345434.015	09/11/2018		238190	Theisen Steel, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 4, 2018, an employee was working on a thirteen foot roof to install steel decking. A horizontal lifeline was installed and available to the employee, who did not tie it off. At some point, the employee walked over a sheet of unsecured decking and fell through. The employee received multiple (ten) fractures to his ribs and a fracture to the sternum and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: Collapse, Decking, Decking Panel, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Rib, Roof, Unsecured, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1345434.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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