Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101196.015 - Employee falls from roof and fractures spine and ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 101196.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 11/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1280682.015	11/30/2017		238160	4 Seasons Roofing & Sheet Metal

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 29, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was working at a multiemployer job site. He was on a shop roof and assisting in the roof's removal when he fell through a section where the roofing materials had been removed, a fall height of approximately 23 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured spine and multiple ribs.

Keywords: Back, Construction, Demolition, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Rib, Roof, Spine

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	23

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1280682.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Roof Repair: Sheet Metal	Distance of Fall: 23 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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