Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201040144 - Employee killed in fall through decking inside marquee

Accident Summary Nr: 201040144 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 11/27/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124734823	11/27/1996	7312	0	Casino Lighting & Sign

Abstract: Employee #1 was replacing the marquee for upcoming attractions at the MGM Hotel and Casino. He was tightening the remaining loose straps inside the bottom of the cube in the enclosed area when he apparently lost his footing on the steel braces and landed on the corrugated metal decking. The decking came apart and Employee #1 fell approximately 140 feet onto concrete. He was killed.

Keywords: DECKING, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, METAL DECKING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ADVERTISING SIGN, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124734823			Fatality	Other	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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