Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202448254 - Employee Sustains Multiple Fractures In Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202448254 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/15/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310601901	02/29/2008	1531	236117	Peter Wagner Dba Wagner Construction

Abstract: At approximately 1:10 p.m. on December 15, 2007, Employee #1 was framing the roof of a residence. He was installing a starter board at the edge of the roof when the board gave way and he fell 28 ft to the ground. As he dropped, he struck against a deck 10 ft above the ground. Employee #1 fractured several ribs on his right side, his right scapula, his right clavicle, and two thoracic vertebrae (T2 and T3). He was hospitalized for nine days.

Keywords: fracture, shoulder, work rules, struck against, construction, equipment failure, rib, fall, fall protection, vertebra

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	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310601901			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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