Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523495 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201523495 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 05/11/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314295338	05/18/2010	1521	236118	Torpol Construction Llc

Abstract: On May 11, 2010, an employee was power washing a natural cedar shingle roof. The employee was not utilizing personnel fall protection equipment and accessed the roof with chicken ladders and extension ladders. The employee fell approximately 25 feet from 12 pitch residential roof. The employee was transported to hospital with injuries to his face and arm, where he was admitted for a period of three days.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, ROOFER, FALL, ARM, ELBOW, FACE, WASHING MACHINE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314295338			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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