Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170840581 - Employee Injured from Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 170840581 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/22/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119623528	05/30/2002	1761	0	Henry Roofing

Abstract: On May 22, 2002, Employee #1, a roofer, was replacing trim of an overhang on a single family residence. The existing trim was rotten and the entire roof was being replaced. The overhang area could be accessed from two locations, which included the back porch steps and the main roof at the rear of the house accessed the roof from the back porch steps; Employee #1 used both ways. As Employee #1 was working on the roof, he placed his hand on a flat section, measuring approximately 2-feet long by 3-feet wide, and was an add-on piece that was nailed to the exterior siding below the eve of the main roof. The piece of wood gave way and Employee #1 fell to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a fractured rib and lacerated liver. A detailed investigation revealed that Employee #1's supervisor determined, earlier in the project, that the platform roof was not adequately attached to support a workers weight.

Keywords: FRACTURE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, RIB, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119623528			Hospitalized injury	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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