Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201164134 - Employee Fractures Neck in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201164134 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126108240	09/12/2002	1521	236118	Linda Lea

Abstract: At approximately 1:53 p.m. on September 6, 2002, an employee and a coworker were installing plywood on the roof of a single-family house. The employee Skilsaw became stuck in the board he was cutting. When he was pulling out his saw, he lost his balance and fell approximately 31 feet from the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized and sustained a fractured neck, a fractured right arm, and a laceration on his lip that required seven stitches to close. The homeowner had hired an unlicensed contractor, who then hired an unlicensed subcontractor and unlicensed laborers.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, ARM, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	31

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126108240			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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