Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112687 - Employee killed in fall from open floor of deck

Accident Summary Nr: 201112687 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/12/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126028893	07/12/2000	1741	0	Prieto Construction Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the fifth floor of a parking building under reconstruction, preparing an opening for an embed, a technique used to anchor iron stairs to the decking. The falsework was composed of 4 by 8 sheets of plywood used for decking and 4 by 6 wooden joists and stringers used underneath the decking. Employee #1 had just made a 144 in. longitudinal cut when he apparently stood up, took one step backward, and fell off the leading edge of the floor deck. He died as a result of injuries sustained in the fall. Employee #1 was not wearing any form of fall protection, and there were no guardrails in place at the time of the accident.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEADING EDGE, WALKING BACKWARD, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126028893			Fatality	Other	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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