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Accident Summary Nr: 171062243 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 171062243 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/26/2002
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30441725603/29/200215210George Price Construction

Abstract: On March 26, 2002, Employee #1 was placing sheeting on the roof at a residential construction project. No fall protection equipment was being used, and Employee #1 lacked training and experience. Employee #1 fell from the roof and suffered multiple fractures to both wrists that required reconstruction. Employee #1 also sustained a laceration on his forehead and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, FOREHEAD, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WRIST
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition $50,000 to $250,000 2

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 304417256 Hospitalized injury Fracture Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet
Cause: Exterior carpentry
Fatality Cause: Fall from/with scaffold

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