Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201117918 - Employee Is Paralyzed After Fall From A Roof
Accident: 201117918 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/12/2004 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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120319363 | 05/17/2004 | 1761 | California Exteriors Roofing Contractors, Inc. | ||||
On May 12, 2004, Employee #1 was working on a roof with two coworkers, one of whom was the foreman. They were on the roof tearing off roofing shingles and paper. The height of the roof was 9 ft in the back, 13 ft on the side next to the carport, and 12 ft in the front of the house. The pitch was less than 4-12. Employee #1 was located at the back portion of the house and was using a pick. One of the coworkers was approximately 5 ft away and indicated that he saw Employee #1 before he fell. The coworker indicated Employee #1 was bending over removing the roofing materials near the edge of the roof when he saw Employee #1 fell off the roof. Employee #1 was hospitalized with a broken right hand and brain damage. He was paralyzed on his left side and received therapy. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, head, paralysis, roof, roofer, fall, concussion
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 1 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 120319363 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Roofers | FallDist: FallHt:13 Cause: Roofing FatCause: Fall from roof |