Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201092954 - Employee fractured his wrist in fall through roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201092954 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 12/21/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126141696	03/23/1999	1761	0	Eagle Roof Removal

Abstract: On December 21, 1998, Employee #1 was removing an old composition roof. He walked to the edge of the roof at the 12-ft level to throw some material into a dumpster. When Employee #1 returned to his original spot he fell through the roof to the concrete and fractured his wrist. Employee #1 was hospitalized. During the examination of the hole Employee #1 created while falling through the roof, it was revealed that material of substandard quality, which was not visible to Employee #1, was used in the underlament of the roof.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, DUMPSTER, FALL, CONCRETE, 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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126141696			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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