Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201402385 - Employee Injured In Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201402385 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127248326	11/02/1998	1761	0	Action Custom Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 was laying insulation on the roof deck. He was walking backwards toward the edge. He stepped off the edge and fell approximately 34 feet to the ground. The employee assigned to monitor the roofers was engaged in another activity that distracted him from warning Employee #1. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, BACK, ROOFER, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127248326			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 34 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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