Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201117918 - Employee is paralyzed after fall from a roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201117918 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120319363	05/17/2004	1761	238160	California Exteriors Roofing Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On May 12, 2004, Employee #1 was working on a roof with two coworkers, one of whom was the foreman. They were on the roof tearing off roofing shingles and paper. The height of the roof was 9 ft in the back, 13 ft on the side next to the carport, and 12 ft in the front of the house. The pitch was less than 4-12. Employee #1 was located at the back portion of the house and was using a pick. One of the coworkers was approximately 5 ft away and indicated that he saw Employee #1 before he fell. The coworker indicated Employee #1 was bending over removing the roofing materials near the edge of the roof when he saw Employee #1 fell off the roof. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a broken right hand and brain damage. He was paralyzed on his left side and received therapy.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, PARALYSIS, ROOF, ROOFER, FALL, CONCUSSION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120319363			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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