Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201271228 - Employee is killed in fall from deck

Accident Summary Nr: 201271228 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 06/03/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303430367	06/12/2001	1751	0	Choice Decks Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, who worked for Choice Deck Incorporated, removed a crossbrace that secured the vertical supports against lateral movement, to install railings on a new wooden deck at a residential construction site. After removing the crossbrace, he was positioned at the unprotected edge of the deck. He fell 11 ft and died from his injuries.

Keywords: DECKING, GUARDRAIL, BRACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303430367			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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