Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170903918 - Employee fractures elbow in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170903918 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126130020	06/01/1998	1542	0	California Construction & Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 was on the roof of a building, lifting up a piece of valley metal to install some drip edge metal. In repositioning the gutter, he pressed down on it with both feet to straighten it. Employee #1 lost his footing and fell more than 20 ft onto a dirt surface, fracturing his left elbow.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELBOW, LOST BALANCE

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	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126130020			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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