Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105014.015 - Employee falls from roof and fractures knee and shoulder

Accident Summary Nr: 105014.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/21/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1311397.015	04/25/2018		238160	Capstone Roofing Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on April 21, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in roofing repair and maintenance work at a one-story multifamily residence. The roof had an 8:12 pitch, and its surface was covered with 30-pound felt paper still moist from the morning dew. Employee #1's assigned task was to install a metal nosing and a starter at the roof's edge. Employee #1 was wearing fall protection equipment and was tied to an anchor on the roof's ridge. As Employee #1 walked on the roof's surface, he slipped, fell, and struck the ground, a fall height of approximately 9 feet or more. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured left knee that required surgery and fractured shoulder. Both Employee #1 and a coworker who came to his aid after he fell stated that the rope was long that attached Employee #1 to the anchor.

Keywords: Anchor, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Knee, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Shoulder, Slippery Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			1	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1311397.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Roof Repar: Shingle	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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