Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171618 - Employee Injured In Fall Onto Rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 201171618 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 09/15/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125806208	02/06/2002	1761	0	Vaca Valley Roofing Dba Old Country Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on September 15, 2001, Employee #1 was laying felt near the edge of the roof. Employee #1 was working down at the front roof edge and did not notice there was a dog leg in the roof edge and backed off the roof, fell, and was impaled onto rebar. The rebar was capped, but the rebar penetrated the cap and went into Employee #1's body puncturing a lung. Employee #1 managed to remove himself from the impalement and get help. Employee #1 was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: LUNG, ROOF, REBAR, IMPALED, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, BACKING UP, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125806208			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with ladder

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