Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201200599 - Employee suffers concussion after fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201200599 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 03/10/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302296223	03/12/1999	1521	0	Specialty Constructors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on March 10, 1999, Employee #1 fell 27 ft onto a packed rock surface. He was walking back to the leading edge of the roof deck after helping his supervisor remove metal roofing material from a stack. Employee #1's rope, attached to a rope grab, was extended out approximately 50 ft when it was only 27 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a concussion.

Keywords: ROOF, ROCK, ROPE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302296223			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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