Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170174437 - Employee injured in 22 ft fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170174437 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/02/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111821096	07/13/1990	1761	0	Fidelity Roof Co.

Abstract: During the morning of July 2, 1990, Employee #1 was removing debris from the roof of a one-story building. He picked up a piece of debris and stepped backward onto the edge of a piece of plywood that was covering a roof opening. The plywood flipped up and Employee #1 fell approximately 22 ft through the opening onto a concrete floor. He suffered injuries to his head, wrist, and neck, and was hospitalized. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 3203(a)(1), for not instructing the employee in the unique hazards of the job, and of T8CCR 1632(b), for failing to guard the roof opening.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111821096			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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