Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300789203 - Employee loses balance and falls from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 300789203 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300789203	03/19/2002	1521	0	Contreras Const

Abstract: At approximately 8:37 a.m. on March 6, 2002, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was cleaning roofing debris that had fallen between exposed roof joists when his foot broke through the ceiling drywall. He lost his balance and fell approximately 9 ft from the unprotected edge of the exterior wall. He sustained a skull fracture and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, ROOFER, FALL, LOST BALANCE, UNGUARDED

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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300789203			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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