Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171058126 - Employee injured in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 171058126 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301162616	09/23/1999	1791	0	Western Const Specialties

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a flat metal roof, puddle welding metal to a joist. He removed a metal cover that had been placed over a roof opening and fell through, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, ROOF, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, WELDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301162616			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Sheetmetal duct installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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