Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200780989 - Employee killed in fall through loose decking

Accident Summary Nr: 200780989 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 12/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300559143	12/15/1999	1791	0	M.W. Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was placing 22-gauge metal roof decking on the frame of a steel structure in preparation for welding when he stepped on a sheet of loose decking. The decking slipped away from the supporting structure and he fell 14 ft to the interior floor of the building. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF DECKING, UNSECURED, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	14	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300559143			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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