Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202004388 - Employee died from fall from catwalk

Accident Summary Nr: 202004388 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 08/20/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305378473	08/22/2003	1791	238120	Ra Pinkus Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: On August 20, 2003, an employee fell from an unguarded catwalk and landed on a concrete floor. He was on the second floor of the Folcroft Business Park. The catwalk was approximately 9 feet 7 inches above the floor. The man died the following day from head injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, UNGUARDED FL OPENING, CONSTRUCTION, CATWALK, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	27	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305378473			Fatality	Fracture	Lay-out workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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