Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201159852 - Employee injured in fall from roof of house

Accident Summary Nr: 201159852 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/17/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307454231	08/30/2004	1761	238160	Cummings Construction

Abstract: At 9:20 a.m. on August 17, 2004, Employee #1, an experienced roofer for a general contractor, was re-roofing a home in Hesperia, CA. He was working on the front when a coworker heard Employee #1 scream. The coworker found Employee #1 convulsing on a concrete walkway after apparently falling from the roof. Employee #1 sustained serious head injuries and was transported by med-flight to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, CA. The home had a 9 ft long plateline, and the shingles had been removed the day before by another work crew. Employee #1 was wearing new tennis shoes, but he did not remember what caused him to fall. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	9	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307454231			Hospitalized injury	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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