Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102228.015 - Employee falls from roof and incurs facial and arm fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 102228.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/13/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1287892.015	01/16/2018		238160	Alphas Roofing

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on January 13, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in roofing work at a multiemployer construction project, a two-story residential structure. He fell from the roof's edge, a fall height of 19 feet, and his personal fall arrest system failed to break his fall. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for facial fractures and arm fractures.

Keywords: Arm, Equipment Failure, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1287892.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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