Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523131 - Employee Falls from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201523131 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 03/27/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109176982	03/27/2008	1761	238170	Ij Construction Inc.

Abstract: On March 27, 2008, Employee 31 was working from a 3-ft. stepladder that was folded and placed against the exterior wall of the residential house above the front porch roof. Employee #1 placed the folded ladder almost flush with the wall on the 3-ft. by 12-ft. pitched porch roof, to install siding on the upper portion of the wall. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell backwards, approximately 13 ft. off the roof to the surface, striking his head on a large rock. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for his injuries. It is not known if Employee #1 was released from the hospital.

Keywords: HEAD, INSTALLING, ROOF, WALL, STEPLADDER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, LOST BALANCE, METAL SIDING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	109176982			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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