Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170695233 - Employee's leg punctured by stake in fall off roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170695233 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 11/03/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120057526	11/05/1992	1761	0	Oliveira'S Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 3, 1992, Employee #1, of Oliverira's Roofing, was working alone on a 4:12 pitched roof when he slipped on the old wood shingles. He hit his head and then slid 18 1/2 ft off the roof , landing with his right leg on a stake fence. An approximately 1 1/2 in. by 1 1/2 in. stake punctured his leg and he was hospitalized for two days. Employee #1 was wearing laceup tennis shoes on the roof.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, STAKES, FALL, SAFETY SHOE, LEG, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120057526			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Roofers

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