Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201483252 - Employee paralyzed in fall from snowy roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201483252 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/15/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125842963	06/29/2000	0782	0	Bravo Gardens

Abstract: Employee #1 and five coworkers, of Bravo Gardens, were shoveling snow from the 19 ft 3 in. high roof of an apartment building balcony and pitching it to the ground. The part of the roof over the balcony was nearly flat, at with only an 8 degree angle. The roof then rose to a 22 degree angle at its peak. The crew had been shoveling for approximately 45 minutes when the snow on the steep part of the roof slid down and knocked Employee #1 off the roof to the ground. He sustained a fracture of the C6 and C7 cervical vertebrae, and he was paralyzed below the waist. The coworkers jumped to safety and were not injured.

Keywords: FRACTURE, PARALYSIS, ROOF, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, VERTEBRA, SLOPE, WORK SURFACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125842963			Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction

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