Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201622826 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201622826 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 10/25/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313545907	11/13/2009	1771	236115	Progressive Builders Inc

Abstract: On October 25, 2009, Employee #1 and his supervisor were installing windows on a building. The supervisor was working on a level of the building's roof, while Employee #1 was working a level below him. As Employee #1 handed the supervisor a window by climbing a ladder that connected the lower level to the roof, the supervisor lost his grip of the window, allowing it to fall. To avoid getting hit by the falling window, Employee #1 jumped from the roof, landing approximately 8 feet on a deck below. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for severe fractures to both of his ankles and feet.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, BUILDING, CARPENTER, LADDER, FALL, FALLING OBJECT, WORK SURFACE, ANKLE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313545907			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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