Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112918.015 - Employee falls from roof and fractures ribs and hip

Accident Summary Nr: 112918.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 01/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1373600.015	01/24/2019		238160	Louisiana Roofing Contractors, Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on January 21, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a roofing contractor, were engaged in roofing repair work at a one-story commercial building. Employee #1 was helping his coworker place roofing materials on an aerial lift. He then accessed the roof, whereupon he fell, a fall height of 20 feet. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of multiple injuries that included fractured ribs and a fractured hip.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Material Handling, Repair, Rib, Roof, Roofer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1373600.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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