Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481116 - EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN FELL FROM RESIDENTIAL ROOF

Accident Summary Nr: 201481116 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 06/06/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125867705	08/07/1998	1761	0	Eagle Construction

Abstract: Employee #1, a roofer, fell 10 ft to the ground from a residential roof being sheathed. Employee #1 was working at a pitch of 4 to 12 in. at the time of his fall, and also had worked on other parts of the roof at heights of 16 ft with a pitch of 8 to 12 in. Employee #1 sustained two dislocated shoulders, a fractured left arm, a concussion, and cracked hip. He was hospitalized for four days. No fall protection of any kind was being utilized at the time of the accident or during any portion of the construction activity.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SHOULDER, DISLOCATED, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, HIP

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	125867705			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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