Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201486164 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201486164 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/16/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125755553	02/20/2004	1521	236115	Hofmann Construction Co.

Abstract: On September 16, 2003, Employee #1 was on the roof of a house under construction when he fell approximately 12 ft 4 in. to the ground. He sustained three fractures to his right leg and two damaged discs in his back, for which he was hospitalized for three days. Employee #1 was wearing fall protection, but his lanyard was not tied-off.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125755553			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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