Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99141.015 - Employee falls from decking and incurs concussion and head l

Accident Summary Nr: 99141.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1264862.015	09/18/2017		236220	Larson Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on September 13, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were engaged in leading edge work at a multiemployer construction project, a two-story structure. They were installing metal decking and had just completed welding activities. As they handed down the welding leads to ground level, Employee #1 stepped on the corner of an unsecured extra piece of metal decking and fell to the concrete floor below, a fall height of 13 feet 4 inches. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a concussion, a head laceration that required staples, shoulder abrasions, and contusions.

Keywords: Concussion, Construction, Decking Panel, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Laceration, Leading Edge, Shoulder, Unsecured Panel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1264862.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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