Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200690840 - Employee killed in fall after backing off roof deck

Accident Summary Nr: 200690840 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 03/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300501491	03/24/1997	1791	238120	Mid-State Welding Co., Inc.

Abstract: An ironworker, was laying out corrugated decking on the roof deck of a cinema. He was walking backwards, dragging a sheet of decking, when he stepped off the edge of the deck. He fell 31 feet to the ground. He died of injuries sustained in the fall. Fall protection was available at the site, but it was not being used at the time of the accident.

Keywords: ROOF, IRON WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300501491			Fatality	Concussion	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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