Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170794408 - Employee Injured In Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170794408 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 05/21/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304430291	05/21/2001	1799	0	Walker Speciality Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing rotten wood from edge of a roof. Employee #1 failed to adequately adjust the rope grab before removal of wood at the edge of roof. Employee #1 was using a pry bar on the wood and his hand slipped causing him to fall from the roof to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF, ROOFER, FALL, PRY BAR

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	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304430291			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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