Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200051217 - Employee Injured in Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200051217 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/06/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303727739	06/06/2001	1791	0	Quality Welding & Steel Erection

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the roof of a building being constructed. He was on the roof alone without fall protection. Employee #1 was pulling welding leads from where the workers were the previous day to the area of the roof they were to work that morning. The foreman pulled up to the site and saw Employee #1 on the roof but did not know what he was doing at the time. The foreman looked down to put his boots on and at that time Employee #1 fell off the roof 25 feet, 6 inches to the ground. Employee #1 sustained head, neck, and back injuries, along with fractured ribs. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, BUILDING, WELDING, BACK, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303727739			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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