Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106532.015 - Employee is injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 106532.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 06/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1323079.015	06/14/2018		238160	Raul Olivera Diaz

Abstract: At 8:20 a.m. on June 14, 2018, Employee #1 was engaged in reroofing activity at a one-story commercial building. He was moving lumber from a forklift to the roof's peak when he lost his grip on the lumber and, as a result, lost balance. Employee #1 slip down the roof and fell, a fall height of approximately 14 feet. He was wearing a harness connected to a vertical lifeline, but the system did not perform properly, and he hit the ground. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple sprains and contusions to his legs, torso, and arms.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Arm, Construction, Contusion, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Leg, Lifeline, Lost Balance, Material Handling, Repair, Roof, Sprain, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1323079.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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