Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201635059 - Employee Fractures His Leg When He Falls from a Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201635059 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 03/19/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308742733	03/24/2005	1761	238160	Compwest Roofing Systems Inc

Abstract: On March 19, 2005, Employee #1 was working on a second story roof utilizing a fall protection harness and lanyard. He was bending over laying and stapling roofing paper with one hand while holding the lanyard with the other. He lost his balance and fell off the roof catching himself due to his hold on the rope. He could not sustain his hold and fell 18 to 20 ft. He was hospitalized with a fractured leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, LANYARD, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308742733			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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