Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104858.015 - Employee falls from roof and fractures ribs

Accident Summary Nr: 104858.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 03/30/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1310069.015	04/19/2018		237990	Tom Mccullough, Builder

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on March 30, 2018, Employee #1 and his coworker were engaged in exterior carpentry at a one-story residential construction project. They were measuring, cutting, and installing blocking in the rooftop truss system. Employee #1 was moving backward along a truss when he fell, a fall height of approximately 9.7 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to 10 ribs.

Keywords: Blocks, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Residential Construction, Rib, Roof, Truss, Walking Backward, Wood Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1310069.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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