Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200773679 - Employee is injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200773679 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 08/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306102831	08/17/2004	1761	238160	Pj'S Maintenance And Construction

Abstract: On August 17, 2004, Employee #1 and several coworkers were performing roofing duties, such as removing a tarp. The supervisor went up on the roof to access the working conditions. It had rained the night before. He told the roofing foreman to get off roof because it was too wet to work on the roof and that he would get an aerial lift to assist the roofing company remove the tarp. As the supervisor proceeded to get a gas can for the aerial lift, he witnesses Employee #1's fall from the edge of the roof. Employee #1 hit a ladder jack staging that was set up below, sustaining a broken pelvis. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he received medical attention.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, PELVIS, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306102831			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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