Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170101083 - Employee falls on roof, shoulder injured by fall protection

Accident Summary Nr: 170101083 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 11/16/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115473456	11/16/1994	1771	0	Leajak Concrete Construction

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on November 16, 1994, Employees #1, #2, and # 3 ascended a roof to unplug a materials drop chute. All three were properly tied off. When they tried to unplug the chute, a cable broke and dragged Employee #1 to the edge of the roof. His safety lanyard prevented both him and the chute from falling the approximately 11 1/2 ft onto an asphalt parking area. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a shoulder injury. Employees #2 and #3 were injured helping Employee #1, but were not hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF, SHOULDER, CONSTRUCTION, DRAGGED, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, CLOGGED, LANYARD, SPRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115473456			Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported

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