Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201166667 - Employee Suffers Fractures in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201166667 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/25/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126196583	01/31/2005	1799	238390	Slater Waterproofing Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on January 25, 2005, Employee #1 was using a paint roller extended by a stick to apply an additional coat of white paint on the top of a wall located on the roof 26 ft above ground. Employee #1 was backing up while painting and inadvertently stepped off and over the edge of the roof falling 26 feet to a concrete driveway ramp. There were no parapets, guardrails, or personal fall protection to protect employees working on the roof against fall hazards. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his knees and his left elbow, cracked ribs, and front tooth damage. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two weeks.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, ROOF, MOUTH, RIB, FALL, ELBOW, WALKING BACKWARD, PAINTER, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126196583			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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