Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201635646 - Employee Is Injured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201635646 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 12/05/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309280238	12/08/2005	1761	238160	The Sankoz Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on December 5, 2005, Employee #1 climbed a ladder to access the roof of a two-storey residential home to apply roofing material. Prior to stepping onto the roof Employee #1 took a piece of 2-in. by 4-in. wood (cleat) and nailed it with two 16-penny nails to the roof approximately 3 ft above the eave on this 10 to 12 pitch roof. Employee #1 stepped from the ladder onto the cleat and the cleat pulled out of the sheathing. Employee #1 fell over the edge of the roof approximately 20 ft to the ground. Employee #1 landed on his feet and sustained a fractured left femur and cuts and abrasions. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, UNSECURED, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, ROOFER, FALL, LEG

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	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309280238			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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