Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200026649 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200026649 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 09/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303859342	09/26/2000	1731	0	John Betely

Abstract: Employee #1, an electrician, was pulling the feeders for a roof-mounted air handler. He was pulling a single wire from a spool when he backed over the edge of the roof and fell 26 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, 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		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303859342			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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