Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460210 - Employee injured in fall from edge of flat roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200460210 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 04/17/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302056536	04/17/1998	1761	0	Lamonica Construction Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a flat roof, unloading roofing insulation, when he stepped backward off the unguarded edge and fell 19 ft onto asphalt. He sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, OFF LOADING, WALKING BACKWARD, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302056536			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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