Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170785810 - Employee injures back in fall from school roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170785810 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125867465	03/15/1999	1751	0	Pacific Construction Corps

Abstract: Employee #1, of Pacific Construction Corps., was part of a three to four person crew that was framing and sheathing the roof of a two-story school building in Lafayette, CA. Employee #1 went up and began working but his coworkers did not because they thought the roof was too icy. Shortly thereafter, Employee #1 slid on the roof and fell approximately 16 ft to the ground, sustaining middle and lower back injuries.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, FROZEN, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125867465			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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