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Accident: 202447199 - Employee Paralyzed In Backward Fall From Roof
Accident: 202447199 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/06/2007 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 310600341 | 09/07/2007 | 1761 | J J Roofing | ||||
| At approximately 9:30 a.m. on August 6, 2007, Employee #1 and coworkers were sheeting single-ply plastic sheets on the roof of a building addition under construction. Access to the roof was by a secured ladder. At approximately 10:30 a.m., Employee #1, who was working with a coworker on the southeast corner of the roof, was ready to go on a break. He laid a sheet of paper and stepped backward over the lip of the building, falling 14 ft 11-1/2 in. and landing, head-first, on compacted dirt. Employee #1 suffered injuries that resulted in paralysis. He was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he was admitted and hospitalized for approximately five days. Employee #1 was not using any form of fall protection. | |||||||
Keywords:
head, paralysis, roof, work rules, slip, construction, roofer, fall, fall protection, walking backward
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | $250,000 to $500,000 | 1 | 15 | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 310600341 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Roofers | FallDist: FallHt:14 Cause: Roofing FatCause: Fall from roof |
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