Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170625339 - Employee injured in fall from icy roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170625339 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 12/14/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120091145	03/07/2000	1711	0	Internet Plumbing

Abstract: Employee #1 was placing pipe flashing on the bathroom vents on the roof of a new house. He climbed a ladder to the roof and placed the flashing around the vents, which were between 8 and 12 ft from the ladder. Employee #1 was returning to the ladder when he slipped on an icy patch and fell approximately 19 ft to the ground, fracturing his pelvis. On the morning of the accident, the temperature was slightly below freezing and condensation on the roof was frozen.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, FROZEN, WORK SURFACE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120091145			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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