Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201081262 - Employee Injured in Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201081262 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125654806	09/24/1998	1761	0	Northwest Roofing Co

Abstract: At approximately 6:45 a.m. on July 13, 1998, Employee #1 and other employees were re-roofing 20-foot-high classrooms of a high school. Employee #1 and another employee were removing an attic vent from the roof. The other employee was in front of Employee#1 and took a few steps. Employee #1 let go and fell through the roof opening which was approximately 4 feet by 4 feet. Employee #1 fell approximately 20 feet to the ground level and sustained arm, rib, collarbone, and head fractures. He was hospitalized at Kaweah Delta Hospital for five days. Employee #1 had worked as a roofer for the company for approximately three months prior to the accident. The employer failed to provide a guard for the roof opening with a standard railing and toe boards or a cover.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, COLLARBONE, ROOFER, FALL, ARM, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125654806			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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