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Accident: 202516324 - Employee Injured In Fall Through Roof Opening

**Accident: 202516324 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/16/2007**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
310549043	11/20/2007	1795	Bowen Engineering & Environmental

On October 16, 2007, Employee #1, a laborer, was removing ACM roofing material when, after removing a vent, he exposed a 24 in. square hole. He was walking backward when he fell 17 ft through the roof opening. Employee #1 landed on a cemment floor and sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: roof opening cover, barrier guard, work rules, construction, fall, fall protection, roof opening, walking backward

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	310549043			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	FallDist: FallHt:1 Cause: Demolition FatCause: Fall from roof

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