Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460251 - Employee injured in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 200460251 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 07/31/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302058201	07/31/1998	1761	0	R.C. Hollstein Roofing Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, age 19, moved a section of sheet metal ductwork that was covering a roof opening. Shortly thereafter, he fell 20 ft through the opening onto a concrete floor. He suffered severe head injuries, for which he was hospitalized. The cover was neither secured nor marked as a roof opening cover.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, COVER, ROOF, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302058201			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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