Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200961191 - Employee injured in fall through second floor decking

Accident Summary Nr: 200961191 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 07/07/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300687142	07/09/1997	1542	0	Blake Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was finishing a concrete deck on the second floor. He was walking backward while using a floater when he stepped through the caution tape. Employee #1 fell 12 ft through a missing piece of decking, landing on the first floor. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: DECKING, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FLOOR OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, WORK SURFACE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300687142			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Pouring or installing floor decks Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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