Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201701869 - Employee Suffers Concussion Falling from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201701869 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 09/13/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308138320	09/14/2005	1521	236115	Robert Scott Mcgill

Abstract: On September 13, 2005, an employee fell approx 13 ft from the roof of a single story house that was under construction. The pitch of the roof was 7:12. Slide guards were in place at the roof's edge. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion.

Keywords: HEAD, BUILDING, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SINGLE STORY, CONCUSSION, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308138320			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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