Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202447199 - Employee paralyzed in backward fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202447199 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/06/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310600341	09/07/2007	1761	238160	J J Roofing

Abstract: 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310600341			Hospitalized injury	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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