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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 106331.015 - Employee Falls From Roof And Breaks Both Ankles

**Accident: 106331.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 05/31/2018**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1321478.015	06/08/2018		Hl Thompson Enterprises, Llc.

At 10:30 a.m. on May 31, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in roofing activity at a two-story residential structure. As he ins talled roofing shingles, he slipped and fell, a fall height of 19 feet, and stru ck a concrete slab at surface. Employee #1 was using fall protection, but the a nchor broke and the system failed to protect him. Emergency services transporte d Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for fractures t o both ankles.

Keywords: anchor, ankle, concrete slab, equipment failure, fall, fall protection, fracture, installing, residential construction, roof, roofer, slip

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1321478.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Roof Repar: Shingle	FallDist: 19 FallHt:19 Cause: Roofing FatCause:

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