Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202476271 - Employee Injures Ribs in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202476271 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 09/19/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312662406	11/03/2009	1521	236118	Evangeline Nicolas

Abstract: On September 19, 2009, Employee #1 fell about 8 ft while performing roofing work the patio roof of on a single-family residence. He was hospitalized at Lakewood Regional Hospital for fractured ribs. The home owner told investigators that Employee #1 and his coworker were sent to her house for the job by a Home Depot store, and provided a copy of the work estimate. An emergency responder was told by the employees at scene that the home owner had picked them up from the parking lot of the Home Depot for the patio job on day of the incident.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, RIB, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312662406			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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