Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 700690 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 700690 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/26/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103227211	05/19/1999	1521	0	Blosser Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was engaged in removing the 10-in-12 pitched roof of a residential building. He was squatting to nail a 2 by 4 into the roof peak when he lost his footing, tumbled down the roof, and fell 19 ft off the eave to the ground. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization. He was not using any form of fall protection, nor had slide guards been installed.

Keywords: ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, SLOPE

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	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	103227211			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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