Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170785794 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170785794 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 11/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125765719	01/05/1999	1521	0	Kevin P. Morgan, Inc. Dba Pacific Restoration

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were installing a tarp over the fire-damaged portion of a mossy roof on a single-story residential building. Employee #1 had used an extension ladder to climb on the roof when he slipped and fell approximately 8 ft to the driveway, fracturing one or more vertebra. Employee #1 was a working supervisor who also conducted employee training for DBA Pacific Restoration, a general contractor mostly involved in handling insurance claims.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SINGLE STORY, SLIPPERY SURFACE, VERTEBRA, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125765719			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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