Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202465076 - Employee fractures ankles in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202465076 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/13/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310198346	08/20/2007	1741	238140	J R Barto Htg/Ac/Sm

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on July 13, 2007, Employee #1, who worked for an air conditioning contractor, went to the roof of a two-story house to install flashing. The roof of the house was damp from the morning moisture and Employee #1 slid to the edge of the roof and fell approximately 21 ft from the roof to the ground. He landed on his feet, fracturing both of his ankles. A coworker was inside the house, and did not witness his ascent to the roof or his fall. Employee #1 was not wearing any fall protection equipment nor was he tied off to any anchorage points.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ANKLE

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	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310198346			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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