Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170895296 - Employee injured in fall over parapet wall

Accident Summary Nr: 170895296 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 02/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120259676	02/17/1999	1761	0	Clark Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 was cutting a roll of roofing material. He was walking backward, unrolling the material, when he fell 32 ft over a 26 in. tall parapet wall. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. There was no warning lines, supporting guard line, or guardrail in place.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, WARNING LINE, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	3	32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120259676			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers

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