Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201096807 - Employee falls eight feet

Accident Summary Nr: 201096807 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 10/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126135912	10/24/2003	1751	238130	Elliot Drinkward

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on October 1, 2003, Employee #1, a framer working on a roof under construction, got caught up in his protection system (YOYO), lost his balance and fell. Then the protection system rapidly threw him into a wall. Employee #1 sustained multiple injuries and stayed in the hospital for 9 days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126135912			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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