Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200742195 - Employee Fractures Head in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200742195 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 02/12/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310519087	02/28/2007	1761	238160	Northern Construction Technologies

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on February 12, 2007, an employee and two coworkers were installing a rubber membrane roof. The employee was walking backwards, carrying a roll of roofing felt, when he stepped off the north edge of the roof near the corner of the building, falling approximately 25 feet to a concrete surface. The employee sustained severe head trauma and was transported to Albany Medical Center where he remained in the intensive care unit and treated for fractured head. The roof was a low slope type, with a 2 on 12 pitch, and approximate dimensions of 46-ft wide by 40-ft deep.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, FALL, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310519087			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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