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Accident Summary Nr: 202329066 - Employee is injured when he falls through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202329066 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/31/2002
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30552773105/31/200217110Hardesty, Inc.

Abstract: On May 31, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were on a roof installing mechanical drops into holes that had been previously cut. They picked up a 4 ft-by-8 ft piece of plywood that was lying on the roof deck and started to walk with it when Employee #1 stepped through a 21-in. square hole that had been covered by the plywood. He fell 21 ft onto a concrete floor and sustained a fractured right hip and a compound fracture of his right wrist. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, FRACTURE, ROOF, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING, HIP, WRIST
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 1 21

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 305527731 Hospitalized injury Fracture Supervisors, n.e.c. Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet
Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other)
Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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