Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202634838 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202634838 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/30/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315365353	10/03/2011	1761	238160	Waterproofing Associates,Inc.

Abstract: On September 30, 2011, Employee #1, a roofer, approached an area where sheathing was being repaired on a large built-up flat roof. An employee, who was repairing the roof, was wearing fall protection. Employee #1, who did not have fall protection, walked across the defective area and fell through the sheathing, 30 feet to grade. He sustained several serious injuries that included fractures, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315365353			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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