Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116440.015 - Employee experiences seizure, falls from roof to ground, and

Accident Summary Nr: 116440.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 05/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1402533.015	05/21/2019		236118	Kris Teffeteller

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on May 21, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker were working on a residential roof project. Employee #1 was on the roof approximately 12 feet above the ground while the coworker was on the ground below. The coworker tossed an air hose up to Employee #1. Employee #1 was standing close to the roof edge when he caught the air hose and shortly after securing the air hose Employee #1 suddenly suffered a seizure causing him to fall. Employee #1 was not wearing fall protection. Employee #1 suffered a left cranial subdural hematoma, and compression fractures of T2, T3, T4, T5 and T6 vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Air Hose, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hospital, Lumbar Fracture, Residential Construction, Roof, Seizure, Subdural Hematoma, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair			1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1402533.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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