Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200802007 - Employee is injured in fall From Residential Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200802007 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 05/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310766266	05/14/2008	1761	238160	Hyatt Construction

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on May 14, 2008, Employee #1 and Employee #2 and the owner of the roofing company were working to remove shingles from a residential home. The home was two stories tall with a 10:12 pitch, and employees were removing 3 layers of shingles. Two roof jacks were secured to the roof with four 16d nails each at the eave supporting a 2 in. by 6 in. board. Two ladders were then placed on the roof with the base of the ladders supported by the 2 by 6 inches boards. One employee was on each of the ladders and, the owner was working from the roof. One of the jacks broke loose from the roof, causing one of the ladders and one of the employees to fall approximately 21.6 ft into the dumpster at ground level. The resulting injuries included a fractured pelvis, fractured knee and shoulder trauma.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, ROOF, SHOULDER, LADDER, DUMPSTER, PELVIS, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310766266			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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