Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170202360 - Employee injures head in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170202360 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/06/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123926065	10/08/1992	1541	0	Bethlehem Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:40 a.m. on October 6, 1992, Employee #1, of Bethlehem Services, Inc., was 22 ft high installing a sheet metal roof. He was wearing a safety belt and lanyard. He disconnected his lanyard and removed the safety belt to transfer material from a forklift-elevated work platform to the roof. The employee stepped on roofing sheets on the elevated work platform, and the sheets slid from the work platform. Employee #1 fell to the ground, sustaining a serious head injury. He was transported to VMC, in Fresno, CA, where he was admitted and treated. The employer did not provide lines to connect a safety belt during movement, which would prevent an employee from falling from the roof.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, LIFELINE, SHEET METAL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123926065			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Roofers

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