Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 303267884 - Employee Falls From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 303267884 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 05/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305280984	05/07/2002	1751	0	Sandoval & Sons, Inc.

Abstract: On May 6, 2002, Employee #1 was working on the roof of a townhouse under construction with an eave height of 32 feet, cutting a hole in the roof to insert a gable. He was wearing a body belt, which had a 0.5 inch nylon rope passing through a D-ring attachment on his belt. He was holding the rope with the rope passed around his back, and the other end was attached to a roof anchor point. Employee #1 started to fall backwards, released the rope and fell 32 feet. He fractured his pelvis and leg. He also had pneumothorax and was flown to Prince George's General Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, ROPE, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305280984			Hospitalized injury	Freezing/Frost Bite	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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