Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201117926 - Employee Suffers Fracture In Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201117926 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/14/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120319397	06/09/2004	1761	238160	Mayer Roofing Inc

Abstract: On May 14, 2004, Employee #1 was on the roof of a house under construction. Employee #1 climbed up a ladder to the second level of the two-story house. This portion of the house had two roof levels, one at 13 ft 6 in. and the other at 19 ft 8 in. to the edge. Both roof levels were located on the entry side of the house. Employee #1 fell from the rear side of the house. Employee #1 was marking chalk lines on the roofing paper in preparation for laying the tiles when he slipped on a nail and fell 26 in. from the second-level roof onto the lower level roof. Employee #1 then slid 14 ft on the sloped roof and fell13 ft 6 in. to the ground. A coworker on the other side of the house saw Employee #1 on the second-level roof. The coworker said that he called Employee #1, who was his brother, to tell him it was time to leave. The coworker heard Employee #1 calling his name and it sounded like it was coming from down on the ground. When the coworker walked to that side of the house, he saw Employee #1 lying on the ground and he immediately climbed down the ladder and called medical assistance. Employee #1 suffered fractures to his right arm. Employee #1 was hospitalized for four days, had surgery on his right arm, and had a metal rod inserted from his shoulder to his elbow.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SHOULDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELBOW, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120319397			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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