Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 68168.015 - Employee falls from decking and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 68168.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 08/26/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
994401.015	09/09/2014		238120	786 Iron Works Corp.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on August 25, 2014, Employee #1 was attaching a rigging to a bundle of metal floor decking that was located on a rack over the bed of a straight body truck. The employee fell 8 feet 7 inches from the decking to the ground, striking his head and torso on the road pavement and curb, killing him.

Keywords: Crane, Fall, Head, Material Handling, Metal Decking, Rigging, Struck Against, Torso, Truck

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			5		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	994401.015	37	M	Fatality		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause:

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