Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99587.015 - Employee falls from deck, incurs brain injury requiring surg

Accident Summary Nr: 99587.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/04/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1252477.015	08/04/2017		238350	Don Mabry

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on August 4, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a two-story residential building project. He was helping to install new metal railing on a raised deck. Employee #1 fell from the deck, a fall height of approximately 20 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a brain injury requiring surgery.

Keywords: Brain, Decking, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Metal Rail, Rail, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1252477.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause:

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