Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113500.015 - Employee receives hip fracture in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 113500.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 01/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1375625.015	01/28/2019		236118	M7 Builders Llc

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on January 26, 2019, an employee and coworker were standing on a roof unloading plywood sheets from a forklift onto two platform jacks. At some point, the platform jacks failed and caused the plywood sheet to fall. One of the sheets struck the employee on the leg and caused the employee to lose his balance and fall approximately eleven feet off the roof. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to install rods and screws to repair a hip fracture.

Keywords: Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Hip, Lost Balance, Lumber Stack, Plywood, Roof, Struck By

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1375625.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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