Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091295 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ROOF

Accident Summary Nr: 201091295 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 02/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126215847	02/19/1998	1761	0	Tunnell Roofing Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on February 11, 1998, Employee #1 fell from the roof of a house and was taken to the hospital where he stayed about 5 hours. Employee #1 had a broken wrist. The roofers were taking off an old asphalt shingle roof and were almost completed when the accident occurred. The roof had a slope of about 4.5-to-12, and the eaves were 8 feet high. Employee #1 was working near the roof edge when he slipped and fell.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOFER, FALL, WRIST

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	126215847			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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