Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170831275 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170831275 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 11/06/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302884986	11/17/1999	1761	0	Ljm Construction, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was laying shingles on an 8-in-12 pitched roof with a lower eave height of approximately 19 ft. He was trying to remove the kickboard he had been using further up the roof when he fell 16 ft to the ground. Employee #1 suffered internal bruising and was prescribed bed rest for several weeks. He was not using any type of fall protection at the time of the accident.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLOPE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302884986			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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