Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201402989 - Employee breaks arm from fall off roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201402989 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 05/11/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127025906	06/04/1999	1761	0	Preferred Roofing & Siding

Abstract: While roofing a two-story residential home, an employee fell 18 ft 6 in. off the eave of the steep roof to the ground. The employee broke his arm and was hospitalized. No fall protection was being used.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127025906			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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