Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133637.015 - Employee falls through decking to concrete surface and fract

Accident Summary Nr: 133637.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 02/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516785.015	02/26/2021		238290	The Installation Group, Llc

Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on February 23, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a flooring installation contractor. Employee #1 was laying steel decking material on a mezzanine floor. The decking was laid in place and was to be secured with steel screws at later time. Employee #1 was using fall protection including a harness and lanyard. Employee #1 disconnected from one anchor point and walked across the decking to connect to the second anchor point. The unsecured decking shifted from the supports and created an opening in the walking surface. Employee #1 fell 13 feet to the concrete surface. Employee #1 suffered a fractured femur in right leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Deck, Decking, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Femur, Floor, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Fracture, Harness, Hole, Lanyard, Leg, Opening, Platform, Raised platform, Unsecured

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1516785.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	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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