Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200831550 - Employee Falls from Collapsing Decking and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 200831550 -- Report ID: 0215600 -- Event Date: 10/13/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313425696	10/13/2009	1522	236116	30-16 Holdings Llc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313425704	10/13/2009	1741	238140	Wycl Associates, Inc.

Abstract: On October 13, 2009, Employee #1, of Wycl Associates, Inc., was unloading cinderblocks at a construction site. While using a Peterbilt Knuckle Boom Truck to place the pallets of cinderblocks onto the second floor, the metal decking collapsed. Employee #1 fell approximately eight feet to the lower level with the load. Employee #1 was hospitalized for unspecified injuries.

Keywords: DECKING, BOOM TRUCK, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313425696					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	313425704			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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