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Accident: 201622826 - Employee Is Injured In Fall From Roof

Accident: 201622826 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 10/25/2009
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31354590711/13/20091771Progressive Builders Inc
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
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling Alteration or rehabilitation Under $50,000 2 8
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 313545907 Hospitalized injury Fracture Carpenters FallDist:
FallHt:8
Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing
FatCause: Fall from roof

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