Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14291678 - Employee injured in 35 ft fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 14291678 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 11/18/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105715924	01/18/1989	1761	0	Consolidated Industrial Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:40 a.m. on November 18, 1988, Employee #1 was at the edge of a roof, drilling plates into insulation board. He was leaning down when his electric drill cord became hung up on the insulation board. Employee #1 was attempting to pull the cord loose when he lost his balance and fell approximately 35 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a punctured lung, two broken ribs, a broken left leg, and a fractured pelvis. Perimeter guarding and safety belts were in use at the time of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, RIB, FALL, LOST BALANCE, LEG, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105715924			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers

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