Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201796562 - Employee Injures Head in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201796562 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/12/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301328688	08/15/2002	1761	0	Shamrock Removal, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on August 12, 2002, Employee #1 and between seven and nine coworkers were renovating a garage roof of a residential structure. Employee #1 was moving some wood-shake debris on a runway connecting the roof and a parked disposal truck. He tripped and fell 7.5 ft to the ground. He suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, ROOFER, FALL, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301328688			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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