Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 958694 - Employee's legs fractured in fall through roof joist

Accident Summary Nr: 958694 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 01/02/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111922670	01/08/1992	1522	0	S.A.E. Continental Heller

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 2, 1992, Employee #2, a carpenter for S.A.E. Continental Heller, apparently had nailed down plywood sheets from which to work and was placing 2 in. by 6 in. by 2 ft long blocks between joists on the roof of a three-story wooden building under construction. When he walked back to get some more blocks, he either slipped or stepped off the walkway through a 2 ft wide joist opening and fell 14 ft to the wooden third floor. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left leg. He did not know what had happened. The precautions taken were within the safety requirements.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CARPENTER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ROOF OPENING, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111922670			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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