Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201064862 - Roofer is hospitalized when he falls from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201064862 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300788072	01/08/2002	1751	0	Edwards Framing Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on January 4, 2002, a carpenter was seriously injured when he lost his balance and fell 13.5 feet from the roof of a new two-story, two-bedroom housing unit he was sheeting. The employee was wearing a fall harness, but it may not have been worn properly. The supervisor, observed a head injury, called emergency medical service, and administered first aid while waiting for the paramedics to arrive. The supervisor placed the injured worker on a sheet of plywood and covered him with a blanket. Paramedics arrived in about 10 minutes and transported the injured carpenter to a local trauma center where an operation was performed to repair a ruptured blood vessel.

Keywords: ROOF, WALL, CARPENTER, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION, RETAINING WALL, SLOPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300788072			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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