Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201093531 - Employee Injured In Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201093531 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 11/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126138866	12/07/1999	5211	0	Weyrick Companies

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on November 4, 1999, Employee #1 fell from a roof of a house being built. The eves of the roof were 26 ft high. The roof had a 6.5 in. pitch. The roof had been sheeted and they were just starting to load the roof. Employee #1 had just carried the first bundle of asphalt shingles over to the back side of the roof. When Employee #1 dropped the bundle he slipped and fell off the roof. Employee #1 was not using fall protection. There may have been some pine needles on the roof which caused slippery conditions. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF, SLIP, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126138866			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers

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