Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171057391 - Employee injured in fall when struck by flying sheet metal

Accident Summary Nr: 171057391 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 02/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126798891	02/18/1999	1791	0	Adams & Smith Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was securing sheets of sheet metal when the wind caught one of the sheets and it struck him on the head. He fell 17.5 ft onto concrete, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126798891			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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