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Accident Summary Nr: 200961191 - Employee injured in fall through second floor decking

Accident Summary Nr: 200961191 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 07/07/1997
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30068714207/09/199715420Blake Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was finishing a concrete deck on the second floor. He was walking backward while using a floater when he stepped through the caution tape. Employee #1 fell 12 ft through a missing piece of decking, landing on the first floor. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: DECKING, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, WORK SURFACE
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other building New project or new addition $5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 300687142 Hospitalized injury Strain/Sprain Concrete and terrazzo finishers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet
Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks
Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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