Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201020831 - Employee injured in fall walking down sloped ramp

Accident Summary Nr: 201020831 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/22/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125535229	05/25/2006	1761	238160	Wedge Roofing Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on May 22, 2006, Employee #1 and four coworkers were removing old roofing materials at a residence in San Rafael, CA. Employee #1 and one coworker were on an aluminum ramp running from the roof to the elevated bed of an International 4700 truck, model DT466. The roof was about 18 ft 3 in. high and the truck bed was about 13 ft 5 in. high, so the ramp was at a calculated slope of 11 degrees. At the time of the accident, the two were carrying bags of roofing debris in tandem, with Employee #1 in the rear. As he was moving, he lost his footing and fell 14 to 16 ft off the ramp, landing on the concrete entryway of the residence. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to Marin General Hospital, where he was treated for a fractured left wrist and a right ankle; he was released on May 25. The employer was cited for a violation, serious, of T8CCR 1724(h)(l).

Keywords: FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, OBSTRUCTED VIEW, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLOPING, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125535229			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with platform catwalk (attached to struc

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