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Accident Summary Nr: 200460178 - Employee injured in fall when rafter breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 200460178 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 11/04/1997
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30034464511/04/199717510Shawnlee Construction, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was nailing in a rafter when it broke and he fell over 12 ft onto a covered elevator shaft. He suffered two fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and multiple contusions.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RAFTER, RIB, FALL, PUNCTURE
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Other building New project or new addition $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 3

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 300344645 Hospitalized injury Fracture Occupation not reported Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet
Cause: Roofing
Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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