Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200461200 - Roofer Falls 42 Feet From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200461200 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 11/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304236557	11/02/2001	1761	0	John O'Brian Incorporated

Abstract: On November 2, 2001, two workers were installing a new rubber roof for a flat roof on a four story apartment building. Employee #1 was snapping a line for a rubber roof seam. He stepped back and fell 42 feet off the edge of the roof to the ground, and suffered from multiple fractures. The employee was hospitalized. The roofers were not using any fall protection system, and there was no safety monitor.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	4	42

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304236557			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 42 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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