Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201954153 - Employee Suffers Fractures in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201954153 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 03/27/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308766187	04/21/2005	1761	238160	Alejandro Calles

Abstract: Employee #1 worker fell 24 ft from a residential structure while engaged in a roofing operation. Employee #1 was not utilizing any type of fall protection when he stepped on a slide guard that had been installed by the framing crew and tripped. Employee #1 hit a concrete patio slab and suffered a broken left ulna and radius, several facial fractures, a shattered right knee cap and a laceration above his left eye. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, ROOF, LACERATION, TRIPPED, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, FACE, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308766187			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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