Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202250668 - Employee injured by fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202250668 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 07/13/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303648646	07/13/2000	1542	0	Gbs Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 placed a four-foot by six-foot piece of plywood between trusses on a roof. When he stepped on the plywood, it gave way and Employee #1 fell to the ground. Employee #1 received a fracture to his right femur and facial abrasions and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, ROOF DECKING, ABRASION, ROOFER, FALL, FACE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303648646			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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