Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300791373 - Employee Falls from Roof and Suffers Multiple Fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 300791373 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/02/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300791373	09/06/2002	1751	0	Houseman Development Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:27 p.m. on September 2, 2002, a carpenter was installing a 4 ft by 8 ft sheet of plywood to sheathe the roof at a residential construction site. He was working at the edge of the roof when he slipped and fell approximately 8.5 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured right arm, fractured ribs, and a fractured pelvis. The employer failed to provide any type of fall protection for employees working at heights exceeding 7.5 feet above ground level.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CARPENTER, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300791373			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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