Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170609663 - Employee injured in fall from steel grate deck

Accident Summary Nr: 170609663 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120042379	04/25/1997	1541	0	International Technology Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was performing his normal duties in a chemical plating remediation project. He was working on a steel grate false floor 8 ft above a concrete floor. A small electric crane was being used to move steel parts, and a four-legged sling hung below the edge of the steel grating. When the crane began to move the sling, one of the hooks became caught and caused the decking to move. Employee #1 fell, sustaining head injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: DECKING, HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLING, WORK SURFACE, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120042379			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Miscellaneous hand working occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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