Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170378848 - Employee injured in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170378848 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 02/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119746238	02/13/1997	1761	0	Southwest Roofing Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on February 12, 1997, Employee #1and a crew of workers were starting a roofing operation on a new warehouse under construction. Employee #1 was going to pick up a roll of roofing material when he fell 22 ft through an uncovered roof opening and landed on a concrete floor. He suffered serious internal injuries and was taken to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. At the time this report was written, it was not certain that Employee #1 would recover.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	4	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119746238			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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