Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200772077 - Employee Is Injured In Fall Through Roof Opening
Accident: 200772077 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 06/24/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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303812564 | 06/24/2002 | 1761 | Rockwell Roofing Inc. | ||||
On June 24, 2002, Employee #1 was removing the existing tar roof from a department store when he stepped on the cover over a 3 ft by 7 ft roof hole. The cover slipped and Employee #1 fell 20 ft through the hole, landing on a scissor lift. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. The roof hole cover was not secured and there was no sign indicating the presence of a hole. | |||||||
Keywords:
roof opening cover, cover, roof, unsecured, work rules, construction, roofer
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 1 | 20 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 303812564 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt:20 Cause: Roofing FatCause: Fall from roof |