Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14238232 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 14238232 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 07/30/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123830382	07/31/1997	1541	0	Gafford Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were on a roof. Four of seven panels had been unsecured to realign the roof. The wind caught the unsecured panels and the underlying insulation. The panels blew over the two employees, knocking Employee #1 off the roof. He fell approximately 17 feet to the ground and was taken to a hospital in Salt Lake City, UT.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, ROOF, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, ROOF PANEL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123830382			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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