Accident Report Detail
Accident: 303537518 - Employee Injured In Fall From Bleachers
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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303537518 | 04/05/2000 | 1799 | Mcwhorter Construction, Inc. |
At 8:30 a.m. on April 5, 2000, Employee #1, a laborer employed by McWhorter Construction, Inc., was carrying and installing aluminum bleachers planks on an elevated leading edge, along with another employee. Suddenly, Employee #1 stepped off and fell from a bleacher plank, falling 13.1-feet to the concrete slab and the ground. Employee #1 was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital with severe head trauma. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 11:00 p.m. on April 5, 2000.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Other building | New project or new addition | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | 1 | 32 | X |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 303537518 | Fatality | Fracture | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt:13 Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking FatCause: Fall, other |