Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170888903 - Employee injured in fall while framing roof of house

Accident Summary Nr: 170888903 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 11/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125512152	11/21/1997	1521	0	Petersen Builders, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was framing the roof of a one-story house under construction. He was walking on top of a wall platform when he fell 10 ft, sustaining multiple contusions over his body. The construction site was wet after a rainstorm and Employee #1 had wet, muddy feet that made walking slippery.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SINGLE STORY, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, WORK SURFACE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125512152			Non Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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