Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 660381 - Employee injured in fall with roof section

Accident Summary Nr: 660381 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 08/02/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100984830	08/02/1989	1542	0	Zvi Construction Company, Incorporated

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were removing sections of an existing roof, which were attached to the hook of a crane by wire rope slings, and were not shored or braced from the lower points to prevent premature movement. The employees were standing on the roof sections when they fractured in the center, causing Employee #1 to fall 15 ft to the concrete floor. He sustained a bruised chest. No safety belts, lanyards, or other fall protection was used.

Keywords: CHEST, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SHORING, BRACING, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100984830			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters

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