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Accident Summary Nr: 998922 - CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ROOF EDGE

Accident Summary Nr: 998922 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 07/31/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104559281	08/04/1987	1711	0	Pierce Refrigeration Co.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM ON JULY 31, 1987, EMPLOYEE #1 AND A CRANE OPERATOR WERE PREPARING TO PLACE AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON A FLAT ROOF ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. EMPLOYEE #1, CLIMBED TO THE ROOF AND STARTED WALKING TOWARD THE ROOF EDGE TO BE BETTER ABLE TO SIGNAL THE CRANE OPERATOR. WHILE WALKING, HE LOOKED AWAY BRIEFLY TO THE AREA IN WHICH THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TO BE PLACED. HE TRIPPED OVER THE 11 1/2 INCH PARAPET AND FELL 20 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A CONCUSSION AND FRACTURES OF THE NOSE, CHEEK AND FOOT.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, FOOT, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104559281			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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