Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170618326 - Employee fractures ankles in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170618326 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125852657	07/07/1998	1761	0	Daniels Roofing Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on June 1, 1998, Employee #1 and coworkers, of Daniels Roofing, were removing 6 ft wide tar and gravel strips from an L-shaped flat roof. The first pass was made to keep 4 ft back from the edge of the roof. Near the end of the first pass, Employee #1 was holding up the final piece of roofing as coworkers pried up the tar paper when he took two steps backward and fell off the edge. He landed on his feet, fracturing both ankles. Employee #1 was taken to the local fire station and then transported by ambulance to Tahoe Forest Hospital, in Truckee, CA.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125852657			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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