Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 880344 - Employee hospitalized when knocked off unguarded roof

Accident Summary Nr: 880344 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 03/15/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107119646	03/15/1994	1542	0	Metric Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing flooring on the third floor of an apartment building. A gust of wind picked up a sheet of plywood, which struck Employee #1 while he was walking between a stack of plywood flooring and the edge of the building. No guardrails were in place along the open-sided floor and he fell 20 ft from the building. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, GUARDRAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, OPEN-SIDED FLOOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107119646			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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