Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201062874 - Employee Suffers Head Injury In Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201062874 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/28/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120279054	04/13/2000	1761	0	Tr Construction

Abstract: Employee #1 was working on the roof of single family home. Roof sheeting was stacked on roof at the ridgeline, supported by 2-in. by 4-in. braces nailed to the roof trusses. One of the braces broke allowing the sheeting to slide down the roof. Employee #1 was swept off the roof, falling about 17 ft to the ground. Employee #1 suffered head lacerations and abrasions to the right hand and was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, ABRASION, ROOFER, FALL, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120279054			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Roofers

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