Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124656.015 - Employee fractures vertebra in fall from steel structure

Accident Summary Nr: 124656.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 02/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1462506.015	02/12/2020		238120	Somerville Ornamental Iron Works, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on February 12, 2020, an employee, working for a contractor, was installing metal decking on a multi-family unit. The employee lost balance and fell to a lower level, striking a portable metal chain-link fence. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a fractured vertebra.

Keywords: Decking, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Installing, Lost Balance, Steel, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1462506.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause:

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