Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201155991 - Employee Suffers Internal Injuries In Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201155991 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300857794	05/03/2002	1761	0	Stout Roofing Inc

Abstract: On April 3, 2002, Employee #1 was conducting cleanup operations on the rooftop of a commercial warehouse under construction. A wooden pallet was covering the roof opening. Employee #1 lifted the pallet and fell 35.5 ft through the roof opening and landed on the concrete surface. Employee #1 sustained head trauma, multiple spine fractures, and liver and kidney lacerations. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, SPINE, CLEANING, LIVER, LACERATION, FALL, PALLET, KIDNEY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300857794			Hospitalized injury	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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