Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200824043 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200824043 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 02/09/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312723166	02/12/2009	1711	238220	Advantage Mechanical Heating & Air Conditioning Co

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on February 9, 2009, Employee #1 was working on the flat roof of a commercial building. He had removed the compressor from an existing HVAC system on the roof and was using a 2-wheeled cart to move it to a roof hatch that was being used as a means of access and egress, and for raising and lowering equipment. He was close to the edge of the roof when a pipe on the compressor caught the surface of the roof, causing the wheeled cart to be propelled forward. Employee #1 held onto the cart as it fell 25 ft to the ground below. Employee #1 suffered a fractured right femur, a shattered right arm and a shattered hip. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, ROOF, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, HIP, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312723166			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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