Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201040144 - Employee Killed In Fall Through Decking Inside Marquee
Accident: 201040144 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 11/27/1996 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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124734823 | 11/27/1996 | 7312 | Casino Lighting & Sign | ||||
Employee #1 was replacing the marquee for upcoming attractions at the MGM Hotel and Casino. He was tightening the remaining loose straps inside the bottom of the cube in the enclosed area when he apparently lost his footing on the steel braces and landed on the corrugated metal decking. The decking came apart and Employee #1 fell approximately 140 feet onto concrete. He was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
decking, collapse, work rules, equipment failure, metal decking, fall, fall protection, advertising sign, lost balance, work surface
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 124734823 | Fatality | Other | Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers |