Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14269294 - Employee Injured in Fall From Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 14269294 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 10/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113548606	10/16/2002	1761	0	Leclair Roofing Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a foreman for a roofing crew, had stripped the existing roof down to the metal decking and removed an existing skylight. While on his hands and knees, he reached for a section of metal decking to pull across the 3-foot-by-3-foot opening. Suddenly the seams of the old metal decking parted causing Employee #1 to fall 12 feet into the building. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: KNEE, SKYLIGHT, ROOF, METAL DECKING, FALL, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113548606			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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