Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202043857 - Employee is blown off a roof by a gust of wind

Accident Summary Nr: 202043857 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 01/26/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302364872	01/27/1999	1791	0	Fmr Steel Erectors

Abstract: Employee #1, a steel erector, was placing 50-ft by 2-ft metal panels on the insulation of a roof when a gust of wind blew him off the edge. He fell approximately 28 ft and sustained multiple fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, ROOF, ROOFER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302364872			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 29 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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