Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201093945 - Employee injured in fall from eave of roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201093945 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 04/24/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126144278	04/28/2000	1761	0	Melena Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on February 24, 2000, Employee #1, age 19, was on his third or fourth day on the job, tearing off old roofing material. He was working near the 7 1/2 ft high eaves when he stepped off the edge of the roof and fell onto a concrete pad. Employee #1 sustained injuries to his head and left wrist and was transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released after approximately six hours. The employer did not have a written IIPP and Employee #1 had had no safety training.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, PERIMETER GUARDING, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNTRAINED, 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	7

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126144278			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 7 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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