Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202454112 - Employee injured in fall from narrow plank

Accident Summary Nr: 202454112 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 10/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310489687	10/30/2007	1761	238160	Roof'N-It Inc

Abstract: On October 22, 2007, Employee #1 was transporting old roofing materials from the rooftop of a garage to a dump truck. An sloping aluminum plank had been erected to allow workers access from the roof to the truck bed. Employee #1 was carrying debris down the plank when he lost his footing and fell 8 ft off the ramp, striking his head against the corner of the gutter before landing on his back on the concrete. Employee #1 was transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital for treatment. Subsequent investigation determined that the aluminum plank was not wide enough to use as a ramp for carrying materials.

Keywords: HEAD, RAMP, WORK RULES, SLIP, WALKING ON PLANK, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, LOST BALANCE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310489687			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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