Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202312070 - Employee falls from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202312070 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/05/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119686715	10/29/1999	1761	0	Knight Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 and Employee #2 was working on a two-story house laying roof felt paper. Employee #2 went to the ground to retrieved metal flashing and when he returned to the roof he could not locate Employee #1. He looked over the side of the roof and saw Employee #1 lying on the ground. Apparently, Employee #1 fell approximately 19 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized with fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, LANYARD, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119686715			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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