Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201634029 - Employee injured after being struck by bundle of shingles

Accident Summary Nr: 201634029 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 10/14/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307087270	10/23/2003	1761	238160	Compwest Roofing Systems Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307087205	10/22/2003	1521	236115	Dr Horton Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307087197	10/22/2003	9111	921110	City Of Sherwood

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on October 14, 2003, an employee, a building inspector, made an inspection at a residential property. As he was leaving the dwelling through the garage door, a roofer threw a bundle of shingle from the roof approximately 23 ft above. The employee was struck on the back of the head and rendered unconscious. He was hospitalized and treated for a fracture.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, UNTRAINED, FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307087270			Occupation not reported
2	307087205			Occupation not reported
3	307087197	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction inspectors

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