Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201112794 - Employee injured in fall from second floor roof eave

Accident Summary Nr: 201112794 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/31/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126176577	09/22/2000	1521	0	Shea Homes Housing Project

Abstract: On August 31, 2000, an injury accident occurred at a new housing project in Stevenson Ranch, California. The general contractor at the site was Shea Homes. Employee #1 worked for Davey Roofing, installing eave riser metal material around the chimney on the house. He had accessed the roof by a ladder and was working at the eave level of the house when he slipped and fell approximately 18-feet to the ground. Employee #1 was taken to Henry Mayo Hospital for emergency treatment. Employee #1 suffered a bruised spinal cord and a back injury for which he was hospitalized and given physical therapy.

Keywords: ROOF, SPINE, LADDER, SLIP, ROOFER, FALL, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126176577			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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