Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487535 - Roofer Falls and Hospitalized with Multiple Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 201487535 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 03/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125762005	04/07/2005	1541	236210	Dalzell Corporation

Abstract: On March 1, 2005, an employee was working on the roof of an old Ford manufacturing plant in Richmond, California. He was descending a fixed ladder between rooftops when he fell through the lower roof. The employee fell approximately 18 ft and was hospitalized. He sustained a fractured right wrist, forearm, and left orbital bone. In addition, he broke teeth, injured his left knee, and suffered a subdural hematoma.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, ROOF, COLLAPSE, FOREARM, LADDER, DESCENDING, ROOFER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125762005			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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