Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 656413 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 656413 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 04/25/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113549711	04/25/2000	1751	0	Rickshaw Builders

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing particleboard sheathing on the roof of a three-story condominium. The pitched portion of the roof was covered with frost, and Employee #1 slipped when he stepped onto it. He slid off the roof and fell 30 ft 6 in. to the ground. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, FROZEN, SLOPE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113549711			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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