Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202440798 - Roofer is injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202440798 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307455550	01/26/2005	1761	238160	Ecklund Roofing

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on December 20, 2004, Employee #1, a roofer at Eckland Roofing in Palm Desert, CA, and the supervisor, Employee #2, were atop the roof of a single-story home under construction; it was about eighty percent complete. The supervisor was showing Employee #1 around the roof when Employee #1 fell 12 feet to the ground. He sustained multiple injuries from the fall. Employee #1 stated that he did not remember what happened and that when he woke up, he was in the hospital. Employee #2 stated that he did not witness the accident and did not know what caused Employee #1 to fall. There were no other witnesses. Employee #1 was hospitalized for approximately one month at the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, CA.

Keywords: ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, 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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307455550			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers

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