Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401718 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL OFF ROOF WITH DECKING HITTING HIM

Accident Summary Nr: 201401718 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 03/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127294742	04/28/1998	1791	0	Sanilac Steel Inc

Abstract: A crew of iron workers were installing a metal deck on a roof that had different elevations for drainage. While laying sheets of decking on a sloped part of the roof, a sheet of decking slid down and Employee #1 fell 19 feet to the ground and a sheet of decking fell on top of him. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF DECKING, TORSO, FALL, STRUCK BY, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127294742			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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