Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109284.015 - Employee falls off of roof and fractures ankle

Accident Summary Nr: 109284.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/11/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1333054.015	07/13/2018		238130	Highpoint Construction

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on July 11, 2018, an employee was carrying a roofing sheet in preparation for installation on the roof of a new home. The employee slipped and fell ten feet off of the roof as he was wearing fall protection that did not work due to improper donning of the equipment. The employee received an ankle fracture injury from the fall.

Keywords: Ankle, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Roof, Roofer, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1333054.015	56	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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