Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201117355 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201117355 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/06/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120317888	02/10/2004	1761	238160	Route 66 Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on February 6, 2004, Employee #1 had finished installing four rolls of felt paper on the roof of a single story house. He was still on the roof, approximately 15 ft high. The employee walked backward from one end of the roof toward the center of the roof, and then walked forward when he was around the chimney. The chimney was at two-thirds of the width of the roof. While walking backward to unroll more felt paper, he fell off of the roof. The employee was transported by helicopter to Holy Cross Hospital. Employee #1 fractured his right wrist, experienced back pain and was hospitalized. When questioned, the employee couldn't say why he walked backward at the time.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, BACK, ROOFER, FALL, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120317888			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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