Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202351987 - Employee Is Injured In Fall Through Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202351987 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306689381	06/09/2003	1761	238160	Harold C. Sander, T/A Quick Rip Construction

Abstract: On June 9, 2003, Employee #1 was on a roof tearing off roofing material. After he stepped on a weakened section of the roof deck, it failed and he fell 27 ft to a concrete surface. Employee #1 was hospitalized for multiple traumatic injuries.

Keywords: roof, roof decking, unstable surface, fall, concrete

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	27

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306689381			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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