Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202352902 - Employee is injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202352902 -- Report ID: 0352400 -- Event Date: 08/13/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306943804	08/19/2003	1761	238160	C & H Home Improvements, Inc.

Abstract: On August 13, 2003, Employee #1, the company owner, was standing on a material catch system that was erected by the general contractor on the pitched roof of a house. The catch system failed, he slid off the roof, and fell 18 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized for leg and wrist fractures, and a laceration to his nose. A coworker, who also slipped, but grabbed a ladder to keep from falling, received contusions and lacerations.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, NOSE, LACERATION, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SLOPE, LEG, WRIST

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	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306943804			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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