Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201402765 - Employee Injured In Fall From Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201402765 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 04/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127235067	04/08/1999	1791	0	Coke Steel Erectors Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was engaged in a metal decking operation. While handling a sheet of metal decking, a gust of wind came up and blew a piece of decking off the pile. The piece of decking struck Employee #1, knocking him over the unprotected edge of the building. Employee #1 fell approximately 31 feet, 3 inches. Employee #1 was hospitalized, sustaining fractures to his back.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, BACK, METAL DECKING, FALL, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127235067			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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