Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200770592 - Employee injured in fall from mezzanine

Accident Summary Nr: 200770592 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/27/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113544720	11/02/1999	1751	0	Garnet Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1, a subcontractor/carpenter, was working from the mezzanine level of a building. He fell over 120 ft to the main floor and sustained injuries that required hospitalization. The mezzanine was not protected by a guardrail and there was no PPE available.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, PPE, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELEVATED WORK PLAT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113544720			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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