Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170764484 - Employee injured in fall from roof overhang

Accident Summary Nr: 170764484 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 07/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125585414	07/08/1998	1521	0	Bhiphi Partners

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a short, approximately 48 in. wide roof overhang, installing decorative shutters on the second-story windows of a new home. He apparently lost his balance and fell approximately 11 ft to the ground, fracturing his femur at the hip and tearing his Achilles tendon. Employee #1 was not using any form of fall protection. He was working alone and there were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TENDON, INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125585414			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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