Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201637923 - Employee'S Back Is Injured In Fall From Roof
Accident: 201637923 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 06/23/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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312297344 | 06/25/2008 | 1521 | Hellenthal Construction Company Inc | ||||
On June 23, 2008, Employee #1 was power washing a roof. He was wearing a full body harness with the lanyard attached to a company vehicle, located in the driveway of the jobsite. Employee #1 disconnected his lanyard in order to leave the roof and go for lunch. As Employee #1 was walking to the ladder, he slipped on the wet surface and fell from the top of the roof. He fell down the slope of the roof until he reached the eave, then he fell approximately 15 ft to 17 ft to the rocky ground. Employee #1 injured his back and was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
roof, building, ladder, slip, construction, back, lanyard, roofer, fall, work surface
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 2 | 28 | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 312297344 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt:17 Cause: Roofing FatCause: Fall from roof |