Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104832.015 - Employee falls through roof and breaks leg

Accident Summary Nr: 104832.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 04/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1309936.015	04/20/2018		238160	B. Garretson Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 a.m. on April 17, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in repairing the roof of a one-story building. As he walked on the roof, a weak part of the surface collapsed and he fell through, a fall height of 15 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured leg.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Repair, Roof, Roofer, Structural Collapse, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair			1	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1309936.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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