Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170891352 - Employee injured in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170891352 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 02/27/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120113261	02/28/1995	1541	0	Ron Smith And Associates

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on February 27, 1995, Employee #1 and a coworker were cleaning the roof of a building under construction. He fell 12 ft through a 58 in. square opening in the roof, landed on a tank, and then fell another 10 ft to the floor. Employee #1 suffered multiple rib fractures, a fractured right clavicle, a fractured left scapula, and a fractured ring finger on his right hand. The roof opening had been left unguarded during the cleaning process.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, FRACTURE, ROOF, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120113261			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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