Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106542.015 - Employee falls from roof, incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 106542.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 06/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1323186.015	06/14/2018		238160	Holt Roofing Company Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on June 12, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in roofing activity at a two-story commercial building. As he secured a wet and slippery 6-inch TPO membrane over the edge of the roof deck, he fell, a fall height of 21 feet. Employee #1 at the time was working outside the warning lines and without benefit of fall protection. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for multiple injuries. These included six fractured ribs, a fractured pelvis, a fractured left wrist requiring surgery, bruised lungs, and a head concussion.

Keywords: Concussion, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Lung, Material Handling, Pelvis, Rib, Roof, Roof Decking, Roofer, Slippery Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1323186.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 21 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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