Accident Report Detail
Accident: 759670 - Employee Paralyzed After Fall From Roof
Accident: 759670 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/30/1989 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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3035581 | 03/26/1990 | 1521 | Jay W. Lichty Construction | ||||
Employee #1, a roofing company owner, was working on the roof of a house under construction that had different roof heights. He was on the highest part of the roof, approximately 25 ft above ground level. It is not known why Employee #1 fell approximately 5 ft to a lower roof and then fell approximately 20 ft to the ground. He does not know what caused him to fall; no one saw him fall. He suffered fractures to his back, sternum, and three ribs and a punctured lung. Employee #1 is now paralyzed from the chest down. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, lung, paralysis, roof, work rules, construction, back, rib, fall, fall protection
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 3035581 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Roofers |