Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170133060 - Employee paralyzed from waist down in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170133060 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 01/20/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124813247	01/20/1995	1761	0	American Roofing & Waterproofing

Abstract: Employee #1, of American Roofing and Waterproofing, was standing on a low-pitch metal roof trying to remove a 2 ft by 6 ft roof jackboard from an adjacent shingled roof. As he reached for the board, his feet slipped on the wet metal and he fell 12 ft 6 in. to the grass and dirt. Emergency help was summoned and Employee #1 was transported to McKenzie Willamette Hospital, where he was found to be paralyzed from the waist down.

Keywords: PARALYSIS, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124813247			Hospitalized injury	Other	Roofers

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