Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104423.015 - Employee falls from roof and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 104423.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1290512.015	01/26/2018		238160	Yuny Construction

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on January 26, 2018, an employee was working as a roofer on a single family home. The employee was returning from a break when he noticed a discarded tool on the roof. The employee used a ladder to access the roof and retrieve the tool. At some point, while on the roof, the employee slipped, lost his balance and fell approximately twenty feet. The employee was hospitalized for fractures to the cheek, hip and hand, wrist dislocation and rib contusion.

Keywords: Climbing on Ladder, Contusion, Dislocated, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hand, Hand Tool, Hip, Ladder, Lost Balance, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Slip, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1290512.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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