Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110263.015 - Employee falls from roof and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 110263.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 10/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1354904.015	10/22/2018		238120	Vital Steel Erectors, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on October 19, 2018, an employee was working to install insulation atop a purlin of a structure. The employee was going on a lunch break and had unhooked his anchor and stepped through a portion of the roof, falling thirty-six feet and striking a scissor lift before coming to rest on the ground. The employee was hospitalized for internal bleeding, loss of a kidney and multiple fractures to both legs.

Keywords: Anchor, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Kidney, Leg, Roof, Scissor lift

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1354904.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: 36 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Moving Point To Point Fatality Cause:

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