Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202250783 - Employee Injured In Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202250783 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 04/25/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305083487	05/01/2002	1751	0	Action Framing

Abstract: Employee #1 was sheathing a roof and had just received a piece of plywood from a coworker on the ground. Employee #1 turned around carrying plywood and started up the 5-to-12-pitch roof. Employee #1 apparently slipped and fell backwards off roof 10 ft 6 in. to the ground landing on his back. There were no witnesses to the fall. Employee #1 suffered a fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SLIP, FALL

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	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305083487			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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