Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201482619 - Two employees fall from building under construction

Accident Summary Nr: 201482619 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 07/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125841015	07/30/1999	1742	0	Syndicated Building Components, Inc

Abstract: On July 30, 1999, Employee #1, a lead insulation installer, and Employee #2, an assistant to the insulation installer, fell from a thirty foot tall concrete tilt-up building that was under construction while on and disassembling a 110-ft-long Model 300 series elaminator. This insulation installer machine, that is equipped with rollers to ride on the top of roof purlins, was not effectively secured with clamps to prevent it from rolling off the edge of the building during disassembly with employees on board. Employeess #1 and #2 were hospitalized with multiple fractures.

Keywords: ROLLER--CONST EQUIP, INSULATOR, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125841015			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	125841015			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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