Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117093.015 - Employee falls from roof, fractures wrist and jaw

Accident Summary Nr: 117093.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 06/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1407987.015	06/13/2019		238160	Edwards Roofing Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on June 11, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a roofing contractor, was working on the roof of a commercial building. He was crimping the side/edge of the metal roof. The employee removed his safety rope. He fell, a fall height of approximately 14.5 feet, and struck the concrete surface. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured wrist and jaw.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Concrete, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Jaw, PPE, Rehabilitation, Repair, Roof, Roofer, Rope, Struck Against, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1407987.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers

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