Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170735898 - Employee fractures heel in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170735898 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/08/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120053772	08/30/1995	1761	0	Valley Construction

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on August 8, 1995, Employee #1, of Valley Construction, was removing and disposing of fiberglass roofing materials from the west end of the roof of Building 23. Employee #1 and a coworker were carrying 4 ft by 6 ft by 2 in. sheets to throw into the dumpster 12 ft below the roof deck. Employee #1 was moving backward, pulling the material toward the edge of the roof, when he fell from the roof edge onto the loading dock area and fractured his right heel. Employee #1 was transported to the Robert F. Kennedy Hospital. The employer was cited for serious safety violations.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120053772			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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