Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106148.015 - Employee falls from roof and fractures back

Accident Summary Nr: 106148.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 05/24/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1320088.015	05/31/2018		238160	Mj Roofing, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on May 24, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was working on the roof of a two-story multlifamily residential building as part of a multiemployer renovation project. He was setting a metal roofing sheet when he slipped and fell to the ground floor, a fall height of 17 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and underwent surgery for a spinal fracture.

Keywords: Back, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Metal Sheet, Repair, Residential Construction, Roof, Slip, Spine

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1320088.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Roof Repair: Sheet Metal	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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