Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201203510 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Roof
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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310734033 | 04/02/2007 | 1761 | 238160 | Sprick Roofing Co Inc |
Abstract: At approximately 3:20 p.m. on March 28, 2007, an employee and a coworker were trimming off the top of a 4-in. vent pipe protruding through the roof of a residential project. Using a large chain pipe cutter, the employee and the coworker were just about completed with the cut when the 4-in. vent pipe broke causing the employee to loose his balance and fall 9 ft 8 in. off of the roof and onto a concrete walk sustaining a broken leg and sprained wrist. The coworker got down off the roof and called the emergency medical services. The employee was transported to a local hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for a broken leg.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | 1 | 9 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 310734033 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Roofers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof |