Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 110512.015 - Employee fractures rib and back and ruptures spleen in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 110512.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 10/25/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1356883.015	10/30/2018		238160	Master Roofers Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on October 25, 2018, an employee was laying a tarp over some roofing insulation on a roof. As the employee walked backwards to lay the tarp, he stepped off of the roof and fell eleven feet. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his ribs and back and a ruptured spleen.

Keywords: Back, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Rupture, Spleen, Walking Backward

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1356883.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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