Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170804413 - Employee fractures vertebrae in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170804413 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 01/17/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124810920	01/17/1995	1751	0	Zero Line Development Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a leased employee, was nailing down a 4 ft by 8 ft sheet of plywood on the roof of a two-story residence in northwest Portland, OR. He slid off the edge and fell 22 ft to uncompacted earth, barely missing a scaffold structure. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to St. Vincent's Hospital. He was later transferred to OHSU, where he was diagnosed with four fractured vertebrae. No toe board or other form of fall protection was in place at the time of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124810920			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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