Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201981099 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ROOF

Accident Summary Nr: 201981099 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 02/17/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126980432	02/18/1998	1751	0	3-G Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, an employee of 3-G Construction Company Incorporated was working on a 4 inch, 12 pitch roof approximately 8 feet to 11 feet high. He was installing plywood sheeting on top of the trusses. He fell off the roof to the ground causing serious lacerations to his head. He also sustained a serious spinal cord injury, fractured his ribs and was partially paralyzed. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PARALYSIS, TRUSS, ROOF, SPINE, LACERATION, RIB, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126980432			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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