Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202505426 - Employee Falls from Roof, Receives Multiple Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 202505426 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 10/16/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312737281	10/20/2008	1761	238160	Christopher Price Dba Price Roofing

Abstract: On October 16, 2008, Employee #1 was attempting to remove a piece of 2-in. by 4-in. lumber from the rooftop of a building. The rooftop had a pitch of 7-12 and was covered with titanium weatherproofing. Employee #1 was not wearing a personal fall arrest system. He dropped his hammer and it slide down the rooftop to a second piece of lumber. He attempted to slide down to grab the hammer by holding onto a piece of lumber above him. He either let go or lost his grip and slid from the rooftop, 18 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized with multiple unspecified fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SLIP, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312737281			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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