Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170176481 - Employee killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170176481 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 07/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125650796	07/09/1998	1761	0	San Leandro Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was working for a roofing contractor at a private residence in Alameda, California. He was bringing supplies to the rooftop while they stripped the old surface off the 21 ft high sloped roof. Two coworkers on the front part of the roof saw Employee #1 standing by a chimney on the back of the roof, which had a 30 degree slope. Employee #1 apparently fell and was found 5 to 10 minutes later, lying on the ground in the back yard. He suffered severe closed head trauma, fractured ribs, and a bruised lower back, hip, and upper right thigh. Employee #1 was killed. The accident resulted from failure to use approved fall protection.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLOPE

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		21	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125650796			Fatality	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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