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Accident Summary Nr: 103055.015 - Employee is injured in fall through a wrapped window opening

Accident Summary Nr: 103055.015 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 02/06/2018
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1294579.01502/08/20181761238160317719575 - Stone Roofing & Construction Inc

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on February 6, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer building construction project. He was standing tied off on the building's first-story roof, which had a pitch of 1 to 12. Employee #1 leaned against a second-story wall that was wrapped in Tyvek. An open window in the wall was covered in Tyvek, and the opening was not apparent. Employee #1 fell through the Tyvek-covered, unguarded window. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for two fractured vertebrae in his neck, a fractured eye socket, and a head injury.

Keywords: Construction, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Roof, Unguarded, Vertebra, Wall
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling New project or new addition $250,000 to $500,000 2

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1294579.015 19 M Hospitalized injury Roofers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet
Cause: Roofing
Fatality Cause:

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