Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170831564 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170831564 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 11/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302884978	11/10/1999	1542	0	J.H.W. Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On November 4, 1999, Employee #1 was standing on the roof of a building while working on the roof for a new addition. He was leaning over the 22 1/2 in. tall parapet wall when he lost his balance and fell 12 ft onto a concrete slab. He sustained lacerations to his scalp and face and multiple bruises, and he lost consciousness briefly. Employee #1 was not utilizing any type of fall protection, nor had he received any fall protection training.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, SCALP, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FACE, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302884978			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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