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Accident: 201079340 - Employee Falls From Metal Decking And Is Killed

**Accident: 201079340 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/29/2013**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
315349753	07/29/2013	1791	Sierra Steel Erectors Inc

At approximately 1:15 p.m. on July 29, 2013, Employee #1, an ironworker, was installing a metal deck on a mezzanine. The height of the mezzanine was approximately 14.5 ft above the floor surface. The decking pieces were 36 in. by 36 in. and they were attached to the steel beams of the mezzanine. As he was adjusting the pieces, the materials shifted and he fell from the elevated location. Employee #1 sustained traumatic injuries in the fall and died.

Keywords: installing, iron worker, metal decking, fall, fall protection

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	22		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	315349753			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt:14 Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl FatCause: Fall, other

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