Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201521390 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201521390 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 10/29/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304126279	10/29/2001	1761	0	Silktown Roofing Inc.

Abstract: On October 29, 2001, Employee #1 was preparing to remove a piece of roofing machinery from the roof of a building. He was supposed to attach the machinery to a crane but a rock apparently became stuck under the accelerator pedal and he could not stop the machine. Employee #1 had no time to jump off and he was thrown 18 ft off the roof to the ground. He was transported to the hospital, where, at the time this report was written, he was undergoing physical therapy.

Keywords: EJECTED, ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ROOF, STUCK, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, MECH MALFUNCTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304126279			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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