Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201621067 - Employee Falls from Roof and Suffers a Fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 201621067 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 07/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305312407	07/24/2002	1731	0	Reliable Electric Inc

Abstract: On July 21, 2002, an employee descended from the eave of a roof onto an 8-foot stepladder. He stepped onto the first tread of the ladder when it moved, and he fell approximately 8 feet to an asphalt surface. The employee sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, UNSECURED, STEPLADDER, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, DESCENDING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305312407			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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