Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201081031 - EMPLOYEE INJURES NECK IN FALL FROM METAL DECK

Accident Summary Nr: 201081031 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119974855	05/05/1998	1791	0	Anning Johnson Company

Abstract: On May 4, 1998, Employee #1 sustained a serious neck injury which caused him to become a paraplegic when he fell 18 feet from a metal floor deck. Employee #1, along with another employee, was "shaking out" a 3 foot wide by 24 foot long metal decking on the second floor of a two-story structure. The employees were working on the north side of the building when the crane operator lifted a skid of studs that were to be used to connect the decking to the beams. According to Employee #1, he grabbed the tagline to direct the skid to the deck. While he was holding the line, he was pulled off the deck and fell through an unguarded floor opening. As a result, he injured his neck and was hospitalized.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119974855			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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