Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201799293 - Roofer Fractures Wrist in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201799293 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/18/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301335097	04/18/2005	1761	238160	John Smith Roofing

Abstract: At about 1:40 p.m. on April 18, 2005, Employee #1 and two coworkers were working for their employer, John Smith Roofing, of Orange, CA., at a jobsite in West Covina, CA. Employee #1 was laying felt on the roof of a two-story single family residence under construction. He was moving across the roof, when he stepped off the edge and fell 20 feet to the dirt ground below. He sustained a fractured left wrist and sore ribs. His coworkers witnessed the fall. He was transported to Long Beach Memorial Hospital, where he was hospitalized for six days for treatment. Employee #1 had been trained on the hazards of working on roofs and the dangers of falling. There is an exemption from fall protection for roofing activities below a certain height. The height of this roof did not exceed that limit.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, ROOFER, FALL, WRIST

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	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301335097			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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