Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202444311 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Parapet Wall

Accident Summary Nr: 202444311 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/08/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307460865	08/04/2006	1761	238160	Clark Roofing Company

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 8, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a roofer and was standing on a parapet wall. The top of the parapet wall was 6 in. to 8 in. wide, 21 ft above the ground and 6 ft 1 in. above the roof level. He was loading the mop on the rope and pulley system which was attached to an extension ladder. He was holding the handle of the rope and pulley system, and was injured when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized for seven weeks for treatment of unspecified fractures.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, ROOF, ROPE, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PULLEY, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307460865			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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