Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170866206 - Employee fractures back in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170866206 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/26/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125803676	10/21/1999	1761	0	Sonoran Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck driver, was sent to a newly-constructed apartment building to help clean off roof debris. He had limbed to the eaves of the second story when he slipped on some debris and fell about 12 ft to the ground. Employee #1 suffered fractured vertebrae and ribs, for which he was hospitalized. He had never been trained for this task, having only been instructed in vehicle operations.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, CLEANING, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNTRAINED, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		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	125803676			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, light	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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