Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201066552 - Employee fractures leg in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201066552 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125944603	07/28/2003	1541	236220	Western Building Professionals

Abstract: At approximately 10:10 a.m. on July 7, 2003, Employee #1, a carpenter, was sheathing the roof of a multi-garage for residential homes under construction. He was using 4-foot by 8-foot sheets of plywood and was approximately 6 feet back from the edge of the roof and approximately 8 to 9 feet above the ground when he slipped on the plywood and fell to the ground. He suffered a broken left tibia and was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he was hospitalized for 3 days. No fall protection was in place while the employee was performing the roof sheathing operation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF DECKING, TIBIA, CARPENTER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125944603			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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