Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201955119 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201955119 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 06/14/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311165237	06/15/2007	1761	238160	Jamey Linville

Abstract: On June 14, 2007, an employee, one of the owners of a partnership roofing company, was removing existing shingles and was replacing sheathing on a two-story duplex house. He fell from a steep 12 in 12 pitch roof section, while tearing off existing shingles without the use of fall protection. Rotten and or weakened roof board caused the owner to step through the roof and caused employee to lose his balance and fall without fall protection off the exterior perimeter the roof edge. During his fall, the employee struck the roof edge of the house next door and was found leaning up against the house setting on the debris pile. He suffered a broken right wrist and broken fifth vertebra in lower back. He was hospitalized at Miami Valley Hospital and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, BACK, LACERATION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, VERTEBRA, WORK SURFACE, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311165237			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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