Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201637899 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Roof of Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 201637899 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 04/07/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311698625	04/11/2008	1521	236118	Russell Construction Inc

Abstract: On April 7, 2008, an employee was erecting a steel tank. The employee was going up on the roof to grind off some welds. He accessed the roof by using a ladder. Once on the steel panel roof, he went to the anchor point approximately 6 ft up the roof. While bending over to attach the lanyard to the anchor, the employee slipped and fell off of the tank. The employee was hospitalized and treated for fractured foot and ankle.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, ROOF, SLIP, FALL, LOST BALANCE, TANK, WORK SURFACE, ANKLE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311698625			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Final Attachment Deck (Wel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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