Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111299.015 - Employee falls through roof opening and fractures head and b

Accident Summary Nr: 111299.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 11/19/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1362330.015	11/27/2018		238120	Air Capitol Steel Erection Llc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on November 19, 2018, an employee was working with a coworker to roll out sheets of insulation over a roof. As the employee reached the edge of the roof, the employee stepped onto a section of sheeting that covered an open section of the roof. When the coworker cut the sheet, the sheet collapsed and the employee fell twenty-five feet. The employee received fractures to the head and back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Collapse, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Roof, Roof Opening, Roofer, Thermal Insulation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1362330.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 25 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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