Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201921269 - Employee fatally injured from falling decking material

Accident Summary Nr: 201921269 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/19/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301404034	03/11/1999	1799	0	Postel Contracting Corp.

Abstract: On January 19, 1999, Employees were installing metal decking. When the restraining bands were cut to adjust one sheet that was not completely bearing on the support beam. As the restraining bands were cut, the bottom sheet fell free, upsetting the remainder of the bundle. Employee #1 was walking beneath the decking, and struck and pinned by the bundle of sheets. He was freed from the sheets and transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his fatal injuries.

Keywords: INSTALLING, SHEET METAL, METAL DECKING, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	6		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301404034			Fatality	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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