Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201172863 - Employee Fractures Spine When He Falls From A Roof
Accident: 201172863 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/21/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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120142740 | 10/29/2002 | 1761 | N.Tahoe Quality Roofing, Inc. Dba: Quality Roofing | ||||
At approximately 10:30 a.m. on October 21, 2002, Employee #1 was working on a roof installing metal valleys on the uphill side of a house. The valleys became damaged in transit and Employee #1 went to the downhill side of the house to see if the material could be used there. Employee #1 fell from the eave approximately 22.92 ft. He was not using fall protection and he suffered a spine fracture and subsequent paralysis. Employee #1 was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, paralysis, roof, spine, slip, roofer, fall, fall protection
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 2 | 5 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 120142740 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Roofers | FallDist: FallHt:5 Cause: Interior tile work (ceramic, vinyl, acoustic) FatCause: Fall from roof |