Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201091402 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ROOF

Accident Summary Nr: 201091402 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 02/12/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126209790	03/02/1998	1761	0	Southwest Shake Savers

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on February 12, 1998, Employee #1 of Southwest Shake Savers was at a roofing job, along with the two partners of the company. One partner was on the roof of the house, having gained access by use of a ladder on the north side of the house situated on concrete. Employee #1 started to climb the ladder to talk with the partner who was on the roof. During this process, the ladder slipped and Employee #1 and ladder fell to the concrete. Employee #1 sustained a badly dislocated left ankle and was transported to San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield, where he was hospitalized and admitted for treatment.

Keywords: LADDER, DISLOCATED, ROOFER, FALL, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126209790			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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