Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201681624 - Employee falls from roof and fractures his wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 201681624 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 10/09/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305760944	11/13/2003	1542	236220	North Coast Construction Incorporated

Abstract: On October 9, 2003, an employee had climbed off the scaffold to the roof to help another coworker. When the coworker got near the peak, he slipped and slid down the roof slope. The employee on the scaffold tried to stop the coworker, but his momentum broke the handrail and both employees fell, about fifteen feet. The employee trying tried to catch the coworker hung onto the handrail and was able to swing to the ground, spraining his wrist. The employee was hospitalized and treated for fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, SPRAIN, SCAFFOLD, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305760944			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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