Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124982.015 - Employee falls through hole in metal deck and fractures ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 124982.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/16/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1470938.015	03/20/2020		238120	Florida Welding Fabricators & Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on March 16, 2020, Employee #1 was employed by a steel erection construction contractor. Employee #1 was covering a hole in a deck when he fell through and struck ground. Employee #1 suffered fractured ribs, fractured hip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Deck, Decking, Decking Panel, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Floor Opening, Fracture, Metal Decking, Opening, Rib, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1470938.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Landing Ma Fatality Cause:

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