Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202502829 - Employee Falls from Roof, Fractures Ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 202502829 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 07/17/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312438641	07/18/2008	1761	238160	Salvador Campuzano Dba Salvador Roofing Company

Abstract: On July 17, 2008, Employee #1 was working on a 2,700 square foot roof installing felt paper. The slope of the roof was eight-to-twelve and the ground to eave height was approximately 20 ft. Employee #1 was using personal fall protection and the engineered anchorage that was located at the peak of the main roof. Employee #1's lanyard was attached to the 60-ft long lifeline that was tied in a knot at the roof anchorage. A witness stated that he thought that the lanyard came untied from the life line rope. Employee #1 became tangled in the rope and it came untied. Employee #1 fell to the ground. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital and suffered a fractured left ankle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, LIFELINE, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, 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	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312438641			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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