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

Accident Summary Nr: 201091402 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 02/12/1998
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12620979003/02/199817610Southwest 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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