Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201100500 - Employee Falls From Roof

**Accident: 201100500 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 12/12/1997**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
125664466	01/15/1998	1791	Rackley Co Inc

Employee #1, an ironworker for a structural steel erector, was in the process of installing roofing on a newly-constructed building. Employee #1 was walking near the ridge line of the roof when he stepped on some frost and ice, slid approximately 30 ft to the edge, and fell 18 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: roof, steel, iron worker, slip, fall, slippery surface

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	125664466			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	FallDist: FallHt:18 Cause: Roofing FatCause: Fall from roof

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