Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115971.015 - Employee fractures ribs in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 115971.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 05/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398466.015	05/06/2019		238160	B&M Roofing Of Colorado, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:15 p.m. on May 2, 2019, Employee#1, employed by a roofing company, was doing renovation work at a one-story multifamily residential building. He was on the roof when he unhooked his lanyard and climbed down to the ground to get a chalk line. When he climbed back up the ladder, he did not reattach his lanyard before he knelt down to snap the chalk line. He was kneeling on the edge of the roof when the flexible waterproofing material gave way. He fell approximately 8.5 feet onto a pile of landscaping posts. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multiple rib fractures.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Fracture, Lanyard, Residential Construction, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Struck Against, Structural Collapse, Waterproofing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1398466.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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