Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115608.015 - Employee sustains fractures in fall from machine

Accident Summary Nr: 115608.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1394250.015	04/15/2019		238160	David Makovec Incorporated

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on April 8, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a roofing contractor, were engaged in maintenance work at a multifamily residential building. They were standing on the unguarded top portion of a gutter machine to change/replace material spools. The top of the machine was slippery due to moisture. Employee #1 slipped and fell from the machine, a fall height of 42 inches. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractured vertebrae in his back, a fractured rib, and two broken teeth.

Keywords: Back, Equipment Operator, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Maintenance, Residential Construction, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Slip, Slippery Surface, Spine, Unguarded, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1394250.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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