Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200960458 - Employee fractures ankles in fall from edge of roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200960458 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/27/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127378800	11/27/1996	1761	0	Heidler Roofing Services, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing insulation on a 38 ft wide by 48 ft long section of a flat roof. Warning lines had been in place but they had been moved so that he could work at the edge of the roof. Employee #1 was walking backward while carrying two pieces of insulation, one on top of the other. He laid down the first piece down and was laying down the second when the wind kicked up the insulation. Employee #1 was startled and stepped backward off the roof. He fell 21 ft to the ground, fracturing both ankles. There was no safety monitor at the time of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HIGH WIND, ROOF, WARNING LINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127378800			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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