Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201955135 - Employee injures head in fall from steep roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201955135 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 07/02/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311165351	07/03/2007	1761	238160	Kelly Roofing & Repair, Inc.

Abstract: On July 2, 2007, Employee #1 was re-roofing a single-family home. The roof section where he was working a steep, 10-in-12 pitch. Employee #1 lost his footing and began to slide down the steep slope. He was unable to stop and he fell 17 ft off the roof, landing on the wooden porch. Employee #1 sustained serious head injuries and was knocked unconscious. He was transported to Cincinnati Hospital for treatment. Employee #1's fall protection was inadequate for the steep roof; it allowed him to slide to the single roof jack that was placed near the roof's edge.

Keywords: HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311165351			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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