Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201075157 - Employee Breaks Ankles in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201075157 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 12/04/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312681596	02/23/2010	1761	238160	Commerical And Industrial Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 9:40 a.m. on December 4, 2009, Employee #1 was sitting on the flat portion of a roof, taping above the carport, where the eave is about fifteen feet high. Employee #1 stood up and slipped on the sloped roof, falling off the roof at the eave and landing on the asphalt driveway. Employee #1 was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he was hospitalized for three days. Employee #1 was diagnosed with fractures to both ankles and another unspecified injury. .Employee #1 was a roofing laborer working at a jobsite in El Cajon. The worksite where the accident occurred was a Department of Motor Vehicles building on which the employer was replacing the roof. The building had a flat roof at the top of the roof and a sloped roof around the single story perimeter. The sloped roof is greater than 5:12, and the highest eave is 15 feet. The lowest eave is about 7 feet. The employees were not using fall protection.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, ROOFER, FALL PROTECTION, SLOPE, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312681596			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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