Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981248 - Employee killed in fall from steel structure being built

Accident Summary Nr: 201981248 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 09/23/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301436556	09/23/1998	1791	0	B.P. Decking

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at a height of 16-feet-6-inches above the lower levels of a steel structured building under construction. Employee #1 was performing his assigned duties of positioning metal decking onto the structure. Employee #1 slipped and fell to the ground, which resulted in his receiving fatal injuries.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, TORSO, STEEL ERECTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301436556			Fatality	Other	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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