Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201621919 - Employee Is Injured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201621919 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 11/01/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308423003	11/16/2005	1761	238160	Linkville Roofing And Siding Llc

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on November 1, 2005, Employee #1, the owner of a roofing company, was standing on the roof of a two story structure near its peak, applying felt material. This section of the roof was 20 feet above the ground and had a pitch of 9 to 12. Employee #1 slipped on the wet decking surface and slid down the north side of the roof to the ground. He was hospitalized at Merle West Medical Center in Klamath Fall, where he was treated for multiple fractures. The accident investigation revealed that Employee #1 was not wearing any type of fall protection.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, STEEP GRADE, ROOFER, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308423003			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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