Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170847354 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170847354 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/25/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119900827	03/12/1996	1751	0	Rancho Framing Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on January 25, 1996, Employee #1, age 18, was trimming the roof sheeting of a two-story residential home under construction. He slipped, rolled off the eave of the roof, and fell 18 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained fractures that required hospitalization. He was not using any fall protection. The employer was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 1669(a), for failure to use a safety belt with attached lanyard while working more than 12 ft above the ground.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, SAFETY BELT, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119900827			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices

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