Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202466017 - Employee Fractures Elbow in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202466017 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/08/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310199682	01/04/2008	1761	238160	Garcia Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on December 8, 2007, Employee #1, a roofer, was laying down composite material as part of a regular roofing job. He was on the hip of the roof when he lost his footing, slid down the roof and went over the edge, falling 12 feet onto soft dirt. Employee #1 called out to his brother, who was working on another roof at the site, to help him. His brother came over to assist and called Emergency Services. Employee #1 fractured his elbow and was transported to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, CA, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ELBOW, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310199682			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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