Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171054851 - Employee injured in fall with floor decking

Accident Summary Nr: 171054851 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126766179	01/15/1997	1791	0	Western Const Specialties

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on secured decking, helping to raise a piece of equipment to the floor above him. When the equipment was raised, a section of unsecured decking became displaced. Employee #1 stepped back onto the displaced section, and both he and the decking fell to the floor below. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: DECKING, UNSECURED, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126766179			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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