Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201637923 - Employee's Back Is Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201637923 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 06/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312297344	06/25/2008	1521	236115	Hellenthal Construction Company Inc

Abstract: On June 23, 2008, Employee #1 was power washing a roof. He was wearing a full body harness with the lanyard attached to a company vehicle, located in the driveway of the jobsite. Employee #1 disconnected his lanyard in order to leave the roof and go for lunch. As Employee #1 was walking to the ladder, he slipped on the wet surface and fell from the top of the roof. He fell down the slope of the roof until he reached the eave, then he fell approximately 15 ft to 17 ft to the rocky ground. Employee #1 injured his back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF, BUILDING, LADDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, LANYARD, ROOFER, FALL, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312297344			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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