Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170622971 - Employee suffers multiple fractures in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170622971 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125834432	11/17/1998	1721	0	West Coast Painting

Abstract: At approximately 9:15 a.m. on October 13, 1998, Employee #1 was painting the top cap wall on a roof in Roseville, CA. He was walking sideways when his feet became entangled with his hose and he fell 16 ft to the ground. Employee #1 fractured both wrists, his right radius and ulna, his left radius, his pelvis, and one rib; he was hospitalized for eight days. The top cap wall was set back approximately 10 ft from the edge of the roof; Employee #1 later stated that he had not realized he had moved close enough to fall off the edge of the roof.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ENTANGLED, INATTENTION, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125834432			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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