Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201405438 - Employee injured after falling from metal deck

Accident Summary Nr: 201405438 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/24/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127168862	09/18/2001	1541	0	Miedema Metal Bldg Systems Inc

Abstract: On August 24, 2001, an employee of Miedema Metal Building System Inc. was installing roof on a preengineered metal building when he fell 25 ft to the ground because of dew on metal deck surface. He was hospitalized for fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, METAL DECKING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		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	127168862			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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