Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202251070 - Employee suffers fractures after falling from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202251070 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 06/04/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306929134	08/12/2003	1761	238160	Sonoran Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: On June 4, 2003, Employee #1 was working on the southwest corner of the roof of Building Number 5. The employee unhooked his lanyard from the harness to retrieve a roll of waterproof paper and as he walked back to the southwest side of the roof he slipped and fell. Employee #1 fell off the roof, 25 ft and suffered fractures to his right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The employee's primary language and the primary language used on the worksite was Spanish.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SLIP, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306929134			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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