Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78463.015 - Employee Is Killed In Fall From Trellis

Accident Summary Nr: 78463.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 07/25/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1081621.015	07/27/2015		238390	Skyline Decking, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on July 25, 2015, an employee was sitting on top of one of the metal trellis joists that he was preparing to clean. The employee fell from the joist, hit the railing or wall at the edge of the deck, and continued to fall approximately 14 feet to the concrete pool deck on second floor of the building. The employee was wearing a harness, but was not connected to anything for fall protection. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			7		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1081621.015	24	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 33 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 33 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause:

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