Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170750004 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170750004 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 07/30/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119560852	08/04/1993	1761	0	Roofers Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the roof cutting the existing roof. He stated that several old mop yarns had been left on the roof. (Mop yarns were used to spread the roofing tar.) Employee #1 tripped while cutting the roof and fell 14 feet to the ground; he was hospitalized for his injuries. Employee #1 had been working near the edge of the roof with no fall protectio. He had received training from the company. The company had a safety and health policy in effect.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, WALKING SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119560852			Hospitalized injury	Other	Roofers

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