Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201150513 - Employee injures ankle in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201150513 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119958619	05/19/1997	1629	0	F & F Construction

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 17, 1997, Employee #1, a laborer employed by F & F Construction, was throwing a bundle of old wooden picket fencing off the roof of a carport. He fell and suffered a dislocated and broken right ankle. Employee #1 was taken by paramedics to Eisenhower Medical Center for emergency medical attention. He spent 2 1/2 days in the hospital and remained under a physician's care, with no estimate of when he would be able to return to work.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, DISLOCATED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119958619			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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