Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102612.015 - Employee falls from roof and fractures ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 102612.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 10/30/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1275306.015	10/31/2017		238160	Ark Design Construction & Roofing

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 30, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in roofing work at a residential structure. He was on the roof and carrying roofing tiles to the roof's edge, where he threw them into a trash trailer. Employee #1 turned and began walking back to the pile of roofing tile. He slipped and fell, a fall height of approximately 9 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured right ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Material Handling, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1275306.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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