Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107559.015 - Employee sustains extensive injuries in fall through roof

Accident Summary Nr: 107559.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 07/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1332075.015	07/20/2018		238160	Richard L. Sensenig Co.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on July 20, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was engaged in roofing work at a multiemployer building project. He was walking across roof decking composed of Tectum panels when he fell through the deck, a fall height of 27 feet. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for extensive injuries. These included fractures to his pelvis, ribs, tailbone, right hip, vertebrae, wrist, and upper arm, as well as nerve damage and temporary blindness.

Keywords: Arm, Construction, Eye, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Fracture, Hip, Nerve damage, Pelvis, Rib, Roof, Roof Decking, Roof Panel, Spine, Vertebra, Walking Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	27

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1332075.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 27 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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