Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201692365 - Employee fractures leg in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201692365 -- Report ID: 0950662 -- Event Date: 12/12/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125941617	12/14/2005	1522	236116	Ameri Tech Construction Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on December 12, 2005, Employee #1, age 19, was assisting with roofing operations by removing debris from a second-floor roof. He was walking backward, taking measurements, when he stepped off the roof and fell 21 ft to the ground. Employee #1 landed on his two feet; suddenly he felt his bottom half become numb and he fell to the ground. He was transported by helicopter to Los Angeles County General Hospital, where he was treated for three days for a fractured right leg. Failure to provide fall protection was causal to the accident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	2	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125941617			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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