Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110022.015 - Two employees fall from roof and incur fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 110022.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/31/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1345058.015	09/11/2018		238390	Defever Construction, Inc

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on August 31, 2018, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were engaged in waterproofing activity at a one-story commercial building. They were carrying equipment and walking up the 6:12 sloped, one-sided metal roof in preparation for spraying the sealer on a block wall above the roof. The metal roof panels were slippery due to accumulated dew. Both employees began to slide down the roof's slope. Both fell to the asphalt surface, a fall height of approximately 11 feet. Emergency services transported the two employees to the hospital, where both were admitted for treatment, Employee #1 for a fractured leg and Employee #2 for a fractured hip and fractured pelvis.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Leg, Panel, Pelvis, Roof, Slip, Slippery Surface, Waterproofing, Work Surface

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1345058.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause:
2	1345058.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury			Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause:

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