Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171058290 - Employee injured in fall from flat roof

Accident Summary Nr: 171058290 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301163549	10/18/1999	1761	0	Clarks Quality Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 was helping a coworker apply truss strips before laying the final membrane on the flat roof of a one-story building. The roof had a 9 in. tall parapet around the edge. Employee #1 was near the southwest corner and moving backward when he fell, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, SINGLE STORY, WALKING BACKWARD, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301163549			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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