Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200923639 - Worker Is Killed in Fall from Deck

Accident Summary Nr: 200923639 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 09/17/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317226835	09/17/2013	1791	238120	Wtw Rebar Placing Inc.

Abstract: On September 17, 2013, Employee #1, of WTW Rebar Placing, Inc., a structural steel and precast concrete contractor, was working at a commercial building. He was part of a crew conducting forming work. It was the end of the crew's work shift. As Employee #1 was walking on the deck, he fell through a drop panel and 20 feet to the surface below. The fall fractured his skull. Employee #1 was killed. This fatality was investigated by Virginia OSHA.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, CONCRETE SLAB, FRACTURE, HEAD, DECKING PANEL, CONCRETE PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	8	80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317226835			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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