Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 642843 - Employee fractures arm and pelvis in 16 ft fall

Accident Summary Nr: 642843 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 02/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17671660	02/27/1997	1761	0	Diversified Waste Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were removing a deteriorated roof from a building. They were on a lower roof receiving the old roofing material from the upper roof as it was passed to them by their coworkers. Employee #1 and the coworker would then place the material onto the forks of a forklift, which then deposited the old roofing material into a dumpster. They were using body harnesses and lanyards, but when Employee #1 had to move horizontally along the lower roof farther than his lanyard would allow, he disconnected the lanyard from the attachment point. While he was walking along the roof to the next attachment point, the roof gave way and he fell approximately 16 ft to the floor. Employee #1 suffered a fractured arm and pelvis and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	17671660			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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