Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170902274 - Employee's skull fractured in fall from tile roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170902274 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 07/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126093715	07/25/1997	1761	0	Pacific Coast Roofing Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1, of Pacific Coast Roofing, Inc., was installing a tile roof. He was working at the edge of the roof when he slipped and fell 18 ft to the ground. Metal pole scaffolding had just been dismantled, and some of the poles were laying on the ground. Employee #1's head struck the scaffolding as he landed and he sustained a fractured skull. Employee #1 was transported by paramedics to St. John's Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

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	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126093715			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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