Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126008291 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 126008291 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126008291	12/28/1998	1761	0	Mayer Roofing Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on December 22, 1998, Employee #1 was on the roof of a residence under construction. The roof had just been sheeted and he was marking where the tiles were to be offloaded when he slipped or tripped and fell 18 ft off the roof to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left shoulder, a fractured right hand, and fractured ribs on his right side. He was taken to Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego, where he was admitted for treatment. There were no witnesses to the accident and no accident-related violations were issued.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SHOULDER, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, RIB, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HAND

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126008291			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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