Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100340.015 - Employee falls from roof and incurs multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 100340.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1274078.015	10/30/2017		238160	Brevard Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 25, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in roofing work at a multiemployer construction project. He was walking on the building's roof, intending to secure a sheet of metal that was being lifted by the wind. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell, a fall height of 19 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for fractures to the hip, elbow, and wrist.

Keywords: Construction, Elbow, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Metal Sheet, Roof, Walking Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1274078.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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