Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201117157 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201117157 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 01/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120317748	02/11/2004	1761	238160	Pacific Coast Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 2:15 p.m. on January 9, 2004, Employee #1, a roofer, was installing metal flashing on the roof of a 2-story house. As he bent down to nail the flashing at the edge of the roof with the magnetic hammer, he fell 20 feet to the ground. He suffered serious injuries to his right arm and elbow and was transported to Henry Mayo Hospital where he was hospitalized for 3 days. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time of the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, ARM, ELBOW, UNSTABLE POSITION

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	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120317748			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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