Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170068803 - Employee injured in 40-foot fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170068803 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 12/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119594836	12/22/1993	1795	0	Bill Norris Enterprises, Inc. Ta/Bne

Abstract: Employee #1 was taking down concrete roof support panels during the demolition of a building. The building skeleton consisted of steel I-beams with fiber-like board sheeting on the exterior. The building's center portion was hollow (no floors between the roof and the ground). While standing in the middle of another panel, Employee #1 slipped a sling around a concrete panel that a crane was to lift. The panel that he was standing on broke, and Employee #1 fell approximately 40 feet through the roof level to the wood floor. Approximately half way down, he struck a steel beam. Employee #1 sustained bruises on his back and a fractured bone in his back. The employees were not wearing fall protection or using any other kind of fall protection. Employee #1 had received basic training covering proper clothing and instruction on job-related operations of demolition.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STEEL BEAM, ROOF, DEMOLITION, WORK RULES, CONCRETE PANEL, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119594836			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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