Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201402484 - Employee injured when fell form a frosty roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201402484 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127289973	11/25/1998	1761	0	Jb Supply Co

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworker were installing shingles on a 6 to 12 in. pitch roof with a eave height of 10 ft and a peak height of 25 ft. Employee #1 went to shake out the air hose and stepped on frosty roof and slid down to the ground. He sustained a fracture of his foot and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, FROZEN, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127289973			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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