Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201110392 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL FROM ROOF

Accident Summary Nr: 201110392 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126120054	01/31/1997	1761	0	Elite Roofing (Elite & Associates, Inc.)

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 1, 1997, a serious injury accident occurred at a roofing project construction site at 11453 North Poema Place in Chatsworth, California. Employee #1, a roofer, had climbed onto a sloped roof to replace three roof tiles that had fallen to the ground. As he prepared to nail down the tiles, he slipped and fell 17 feet to the landscaped grounds. He suffered extensive back injuries and was hospitalized for 30 days at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California. Treatment included surgery on his lumbar and thoracic vertebra.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SPINE, ROOFER, FALL, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126120054			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 35 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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