Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401171 - Employee injured in fall after walking off roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201401171 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127232486	09/17/1997	1761	0	Herbert Roofing & Insulation Co

Abstract: Employee #1, age 17, was walking backward with an extension cord when he inadvertently walked off the edge of the roof. He fell 27 ft to the ground, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127232486			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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