Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201203817 - Employee Falls from Roof and Fractures Ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 201203817 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 01/13/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311771471	01/14/2008	1761	238160	Cl Large Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:15 a.m. on January 13, 2008, Employee #1 was accessing a roof through the man-door from the third floor of the sawmill. After climbing out onto the roof, Employee #1 slipped and fell onto the roof surface because of the icy conditions that existed. Employee #1 slid down the roof approximately 20-25 feet and went over the eve, falling approximately 20 feet hitting a steel conveyor and then another 10 feet to a bin full of scrap iron. A coworker saw Employee #1 come over the edge and went to assist Employee #1. A coworker called 911. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where it was determined that surgery was necessary on a broken ankle.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SLIP, SCRAP METAL, CONVEYOR, FALL, SAWMILL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311771471			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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