Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772150 - . Employee Is Injured in Fall from Edge of Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200772150 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 08/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303824064	08/09/2002	1761	0	Joseph P. Lepore & Sons

Abstract: On August 5, 2002, Employee #1 was cutting rigid insulation near the edge of a roof. Employee #1 was leaning on the insulation when it broke away and he lost his balance, falling 28ft onto an asphalt surface. Employee #1 sustained serious injuries, for which he was hospitalized

Keywords: ROOF, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303824064			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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