Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105587.015 - Employee falls from roof and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 105587.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/22/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1299170.015	03/05/2018		236115	Timberworks Construction, Inc

Abstract: At 2:05 p.m. on February 22, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in carpentry work on the roof of a two-story residential structure, a multiemployer construction project. A piece of oriented strand board, blown by high winds, struck Employee #1's head and knocked him unconscious. Employee #1 fell from the roof, a fall height of 18 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple injuries, including a fractured orbital, fractured ribs, and a major laceration to the liver. .

Keywords: Eye, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Liver, Residential Construction, Rib, Roof, Struck By, Unconsciousness

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1299170.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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