Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201020997 - Employee Fractures Ankle in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201020997 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125535351	10/05/2006	1761	238160	Daniel Leigh Check Dba Full Coverage Co

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 27, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a roofer for a roofing and general building contractor. He was carrying a 4-foot by 8-foot sheet of plywood on the roof of a residence located in Ross, CA, when he slipped on some sawdust and fell 16.5 feet to the ground. He sustained a fracture of his right ankle. A coworker drove him to Marin General Hospital, where he was admitted. He was released on September 29, 2006. The employer was cited for the following: 1. Regulatory T8 CCR 342(a) for failing to notify DOSH in the required 8 hr. period. 2. General T8 CCR 1509(b) for not developing a written code of safe work practices. 3. General T8 CCR 1513(a) for not providing adequate housekeeping on the roof.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SAWDUST, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, ROOFER, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ANKLE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125535351			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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