Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103821.015 - Employee falls through ceiling and incurs fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 103821.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/18/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1299398.015	03/06/2018		238160	Sylvester Roofing

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on January 18, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in roofing work at an existing two-story flat-roofed commercial building. He climbed a 16-foot fixed ladder to the mezzanine level and climbed over a 43-inch mezzanine wall and onto a suspended ceiling. The suspended ceiling broke, and Employee #1 fell through, striking a desk and safe below, a fall height of 13 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to both arms and both wrists, and a forehead laceration.

Keywords: Arm, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Laceration, Roofer, Structural Collapse, Suspended Ceiling, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1299398.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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