Accident Report Detail

Accident: 14528095 - Construction Worker Killed In Fall From Decking

**Accident: 14528095 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 02/01/1988**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
101103166	02/02/1988	1541	Jesco, Inc.

FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING METAL DECKING AND INSULATION 26 FEET ABOVE A CONCRETE FLOOR. THE DECKING WAS WET AND SLIPPERY. AS EMPLOYEE #1 AND HIS 3 COWORKERS PLACED ONE SHEET, EMPLOYEE #1 SLIPPED AND FELL FORWARD THROUGH THE INSULATION TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE DIED IN THE HOSPITAL 2 HOURS LATER.

Keywords: installing, work rules, slip, construction, metal decking, fall, fall protection, slippery surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	101103166			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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