Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201106689 - Employee Falls Through Deck and Fractures Ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 201106689 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 06/15/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300820164	10/19/2005	1622	237990	River City Erectors

Abstract: Employee #1 was decking the second floor when he pulled the sheet decking back exposing a gap in the decking. He fell through the gap and fractured his left ankle and foot. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, COVER, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, WORK SURFACE, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	6	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300820164			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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