Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111341.015 - Employee's arm is fractured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 111341.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 11/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1360205.015	11/15/2018		238160	Sanchez Roofing & Remodeling Llc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on November 14, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was installing shingles on the roof of a two-story residential structure. For fall protection, he was wearing a body belt secured at the front waist D-ring to a lanyard, with the lanyard secured by a hand-tied knot to an anchor point hook on the roof. The knot became untied, and the employee fell. He was transported to the hospital, where he required surgery and several days of hospitalization for a compound fracture to his right arm.

Keywords: Anchor, Arm, Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Lanyard, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Tie-Off, Unsecured

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1360205.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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