Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201632130 - Employee injured after falling from the roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201632130 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 09/26/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304619323	10/01/2001	8211	0	Washington Co School District 88j

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on September 26, 2001, Employee #1, a custodian for the Washington County School district, noticed a leak in the school hallway. He proceeded to the roof to find the source with a coworker. Upon reaching the roof, he could not see the exact location, so walked up an approximate 4-to-12 pitch roof for a better look. He slipped and fell 8 ft 6 in. from the roof to the concrete walkway. He sustained two fractured vertebrae, fractured collarbone and a head laceration requiring sutures. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304619323			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Janitors and cleaners

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