Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202361341 - Two Employees Are Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202361341 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 07/03/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310178884	07/03/2006	1791	238190	Uperior Reinforcing Inc

Abstract: On July 3, 2006, Employees #1 and #2, construction laborers, were working on the deck of a parking garage being built at the Owings Mills Metro Subway Station in Maryland. They were walking along side, guiding the spool of a tension cable, which was being lifted and moved by the crane operator. Prior to it, the spool was placed upon the deck. When the parking garage deck collapsed, Employees #1 and #2 fell approximately 15 to 20 ft. Employee #1 fractured his wrist, and Employee #2 sustained bruises, abrasions, and contusion. They were not hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, WORK SURFACE, CONTUSION, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	8	100

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310178884			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	310178884			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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