Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116013.015 - Employee sustains multiple injuries in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 116013.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 04/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1393110.015	04/15/2019		238160	Royalty Companies Of Indiana Inc

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on April 13, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a roofing contractor, was doing maintenance/repair work to the roof of a commercial building. He was not using any fall protection. He was backing up and pulling the roof lining to place it along the roof edges when he tripped over the 1-foot high parapet. The employee lost his balance and fell to the asphalt surface, a fall height of 20 feet. As he fell, he struck the adjacent roof, gutters, and the hood of a passing automobile. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of multiple injuries, including arm and leg fractures.

Keywords: Arm, Asphalt, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Lost Balance, Maintenance, Repair, Roof, Roofer, Struck Against, Tripped, Unprotected, Walking Backward

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1393110.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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