Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109141.015 - Employee incurs multiple fractures in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 109141.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1346473.015	09/17/2018		238160	Louis A Scheuer Roofing Specialist

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on September 10, 2018, an employee was conducting roofing repairs on a single-family home. The employee removed approximately fifty clay roof tiles and began to lay down new roofing paper. At some point, the employee slipped, tripped, and fell ten feet off of the roof. The employee received fractures to his left wrist, ankle, and tibia (lower leg) and was hospitalized for fifteen days.

Keywords: Ankle, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Roof, Roofer, Slip, Tibia, Tripped, Wrist

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1346473.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers

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