Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170696942 - Employee injures head in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170696942 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/28/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119792588	07/15/1998	1761	0	Bartelson/Gould Enterprises Inc Dba Summit Roofing

Abstract: At 8:20 a.m. on April 28, 1998, Employee #1 was cleaning out the peripheral gutters on a roof. He was walking backward and raking leaves when he tripped over the 16 in. high parapet at the edge of the roof and fell 25 ft onto the sidewalk. He suffered serious head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, FALL, WALKING BACKWARD, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119792588			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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