Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202352217 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202352217 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307380873	01/22/2004	1761	238160	Jose Mendoza

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on January 22, 2004, Employee #1 was assigned to climb a ladder and access a residential roof to attach a rope to the anchor point for roofers to use for fall protection. Employee #1 was wearing a full body harness. The roof was covered with tar paper, and had an 8 in 12 slope. While Employee #1 was ascending the main roof, he stepped on a piece of loose tar paper, causing him to lose his balance. He then slid down the back side of the roof and fell off the roof at the eave, 22 ft to an area with compacted soil. Employee #1 was airlifted to the Prince Georges Hospital Center, where he was held for three days for observation and treatment of bruises and contusions.

Keywords: ANCHOR, ROOF, SLIP, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, SLOPE, WORK SURFACE, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307380873			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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