Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042207 - Employee's Legs Fractured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201042207 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 04/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308694850	04/27/2005	1761	238160	Stout Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, was walking backwards while rolling out base sheet on flat roof. He tugged on the roll to line up the base sheet on the deck, lost his balance, and fell backwards over the perimeter wall edge to the ground. Employee #1 fell 25 feet and sustained multiple fractures to both legs. The wall extended 16 inches above the roof level. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PPE, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	27

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308694850			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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