Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201078359 - Worker Breaks Arm While Trying to Unjam Plying Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201078359 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/04/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315346395	09/26/2012	1761	238160	Roejack Roofing Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on September 4, 2012, Employee #1, a 56-year-old male a full time, regular employee of Roejack Roofing Inc., had been using a single ply machine to cut rolls of roofing material. Employee #1 noticed roofing material was going the wrong way and stuck his right hand to try to unjam the paper. Employee #1's lower right arm got caught in machine and got twisted and fractured. Employee #1 was transported to Sharp Grossmont Hospital where he remained for two or three days. Roejack Roofing, Inc. is a professional roofing contractor in California since 1973.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JAMMED, CLOGGED, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315346395			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers

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