Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202352456 - Employee injured in fall over a bundle of decking material

Accident Summary Nr: 202352456 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306688722	05/13/2003	1791	238120	The Whiting - Turner Contracting Company

Abstract: On May 13, 2003, Employee #1, an iron worker, fell 12 feet to a lower concrete level when he stepped on a bundle of decking which had been landed improperly on support beams. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a fracture.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, IRON WORKER, WELDER, 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	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306688722			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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