Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202474896 - Roofer Is Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202474896 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 03/04/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307187500	03/05/2008	1761	238160	Eberhard

Abstract: Around 3:30 p.m. on March 4, 2008, Employee #1, a journeyman roofer working for Eberhard, was with a crew of six employees, including himself, doing reroofing work on the roof of a single story building, the Huntley Book Store, located at Claremont College in Claremont, California, when he fell about 26 feet down from the perimeter of roof. Employee #1 sustained fractures. He was hospitalized at USC Medical Center for about one month due to fractures to his legs, neck and spine. Employee #1 was interviewed at a later date and stated that he was not provided and wearing any fall protection at the time of the fall.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SPINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307187500			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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