Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101506.015 - Foreman falls from truck bed and incurs head trauma

Accident Summary Nr: 101506.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 11/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1283067.015	12/14/2017		238160	Daniel Elliott

Abstract: At 11:56 a.m. on November 20, 2017, Employee #1, a journeyman roofer and site foreman employed by a construction company, was working with his crew to replace the roof at a single family residence. All employees were working on the roof and removing old shingles and roofing materials, which they dropped into the bed of a dump truck. Employee #1 climbed down from the roof and onto the truck bed to redistribute the waste materials. He slipped and fell off the truck bed and onto the concrete driveway, a fall height of greater than 10.5 feet. Employee #1 lost consciousness. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted. He was treated for impact trauma to the base of his skull, brain hemorrhaging, and facial nerve and hearing damage.

Keywords: Brain, Dump Truck Bed, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hemorrhage, Residential Construction, Roof, Skull, Unconsciousness

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1283067.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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