Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201142882 - Employee injured in fall when roof eave fails

Accident Summary Nr: 201142882 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305347122	08/09/2002	1761	0	Scurrah Roofing Inc

Abstract: On August 8, 2002, Employee #1 was part of a crew that was removing and replacing the old roof and clay tiles on the 5-to-12 sloped roof of a single-family home. Employee #1 was standing on a horizontal 2-in. by-4-in. piece of wood that was one of the bottom members of the roof eave when the eave gave way. Employee #1 fell 18 ft onto a concrete surface. Employee #1's head struck the ground as he landed and he suffered brain damage. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 25 days. At the time this report was written, he had weakness on his left side, could walk but could not run, and was undergoing physical therapy.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BRAIN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305347122			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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