Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201680873 - Two employees injured from 25-foot fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201680873 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 04/02/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303700926	04/08/2002	1542	0	Uic Construction

Abstract: On April 2, 2002, two employees of a construction company were working on the roof of a school, located in Noorvik, Alaska. For some reason, the employees fell from the roof, approximately 25 feet. Despite having fall protection equipment on the roof neither Employee #1 nor Employee #2 were wearing it at the time of the fall. Both employees were initially transported to a local medical facility for observation. One of the employees was later transported to Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska for further treatment.

Keywords: ROOF, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303700926			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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