Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105318.015 - Employee falls from roof and fractures his knee

Accident Summary Nr: 105318.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 11/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1310980.015	04/25/2018		238990	Sole Contracting Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on November 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a new one-story commercial building. He was installing steel decking for the building's roof when he fell from the roof's edge to the pavement below. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured kneecap.

Keywords: Construction, Decking, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Knee, Leading Edge, Roof, Steel Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	23

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1310980.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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