Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201795176 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201795176 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 11/17/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126085513	11/28/2001	1761	0	Sunshine Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 2.30 p.m. on November 17, 2001, Employee #1, a roofer, fell 7 ft 9 in. from the roof a single family home and suffered a 4-inch-long cut/laceration on his left chest and bruises to his face. The employee stated through an interpreter that he was laying black paper on roof and was moving backwards when he fell from the edge of roof to the ground in the front yard of the house. The Employee also stated that he was not paying attention while spreading the paper on roof and fell. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 3 days for his injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, ROOF, LACERATION, ROOFER, FALL, FACE, CONTUSION, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126085513			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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