Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202529749 - Employee Falls from Roof, Fractures Head and Shoulder

Accident Summary Nr: 202529749 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 09/24/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309912590	04/20/2009	1761	238160	Weatherline Roofing Inc.

Abstract: On September 24, 2008, Employee #1 and five coworkers were installing a new roof on a two-story single family dwelling. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was standing on the corner of the first story, removing old roofing material when he stepped into a pile of roofing debris, slipped and fell 10 ft. Employee #1 suffered head and shoulder fracture injuries and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, SHOULDER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309912590			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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