Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201405750 - Employee injured after being struck by falling box

Accident Summary Nr: 201405750 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 01/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124965237	01/18/2002	1761	0	Royal Roofing Co Inc

Abstract: On January 8, 2002, Employee #1 was lowering boxes on a hand hoist when one of the boxes became disengaged. The box struck Employee #1 as he was descending a ladder. The hook on hoist line did not have a safety latch. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: SAFETY LATCH, UNSECURED, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, HOIST, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HOISTLINE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124965237			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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