Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170785703 - Employee injured in fall from roof of apartment building

Accident Summary Nr: 170785703 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125867259	10/22/1998	1761	0	Dunsmuir State Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 and two coworkers were working on a roofing removal and installation job in Concord, CA. They climbed to the roof of building D, a two-story apartment complex, to transfer asphalt shingles from it to building F. Employee #1 was swinging a bundle of shingles over the roof's edge, someone yelled at him to stop. He tried to keep from dropping the bundle, but lost his balance and fell from the roof to the ground. He sustained compound fractures in both heels.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, LOST BALANCE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125867259			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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