Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 788307 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 788307 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 03/27/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124725979	03/28/1996	1791	0	Able Steel Erectors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on March 27, 1996, Employee #1 was applying mastic to metal for installation on a butler type building. He walked backward off the roof and fell 36 ft to a gravel surface. There was a fall protection system installed and the employee was wearing a harness but was not tied off. He suffered bruises, fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, a ruptured spleen, and a concussion, but is expected to recover.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, TIE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124725979			Hospitalized injury	Other	Structural metal workers

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