Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201790458 - EMPLOYEE INJURED IN FALL

Accident Summary Nr: 201790458 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 09/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125583278	09/10/1997	1761	0	Williams Roofing Company Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on a roof of a private residence. He was dropping bundles of composition shingles down to a coworker. Employee #1 apparently slipped or miss-stepped and fell over the edge, falling a distance of 18 ft and 9.5 in. It appears that he fell feet first into a soil enclosure, and then forward onto the concrete grade. Employee #1 sustained severe head trauma and incidental injury to his body and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, CONCUSSION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125583278			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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