Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 903062 - Employee injured in fall from slippery roof

Accident Summary Nr: 903062 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 08/27/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115022121	08/31/1993	1761	0	Space Age Coating

Abstract: Employee #1 was applying a topcoat sealer to a metal roof on a house with a ground to eave height of 13 feet and a pitch of 8:12. The employee was not wearing fall protection and slipped on the metal surface slick with sealer and slid down the roof onto the concrete patio. Employee #1 landed on his ankles and legs and sustained two broken ankles, a broken right leg, and a sprained right wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ANKLE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115022121			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers

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