Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126339.015 - Employee falls while installing sheet metal decking and suff

Accident Summary Nr: 126339.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 05/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475983.015	05/21/2020		236220	Emit Technologies Inc

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on May 20, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a general contractor. Employee #1 was installing decking on the third floor of a metal structure. One of the panels being installed got stuck. Employee #1 tried kicking the panel to get it to go into place when he lost balance and fell approximately 13 feet 6 inches. Employee #1 suffered head trauma leading to bleeding in his brain, a concussion, and shattered his right wrist. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Brain Bleed, Concussion, Decking, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Head, Hole, Roof, Roof Decking, Roof Opening, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
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Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1475983.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Welders and cutters	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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