Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94612.015 - Employee falls from unguarded catwalk, fractures skull, othe

Accident Summary Nr: 94612.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 04/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1223946.015	04/10/2017		236210	Columbia Construction

Abstract: At 4:30 a.m. on April 7, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were engaged in decking work at a manufacturing plant. Employee #1 was working from an unguarded catwalk and attempting to help Coworker #1 pull in some decking material from an unguarded opening on the second floor. Employee #1 fell from the catwalk to the ground, a fall height of approximately 14 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured skull and other bone fractures.

Keywords: Catwalk, Construction, Decking, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Skull, Unguarded, Unguarded Fl Opening

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1223946.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause:

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