Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201124617 - Employee sustains fractures after falling from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201124617 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 09/05/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300840147	09/19/2003	1542	236220	Eric F. Anderson Inc.

Abstract: On September 5, 2003, Employee #1, a superintendent, was up on the roof with an architect to inspect dry rot damage to the plywood sheeting. The employee was on his hands and knees inspecting one of the areas damaged near the edge of the roof when the plywood sheeting caved in under his knees. He freed himself from the hole but lost his balance and fell off the roof 15 ft to the ground. The employee sustained a spine injury and fractures to his leg and facial bones. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SPINE, FALL, CAVE-IN, FACE, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300840147			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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