Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117731.015 - Employee fractures face in fall while replacing roofing

Accident Summary Nr: 117731.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 07/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1413576.015	07/08/2019		238160	Bruin Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: at 8:45 a.m. on July 8, 2019, an employee working as a laborer for a roofing contractor was working on the roof of a commercial building. The employee was removing existing J-Channel and outer metal roofing and replacing the materials with Z-Channel and new outer metal roofing. The employee fell through the inner metal roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to his facial bones.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Commercial Building, Face, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Laborer, Metal Decking, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Removing, Roof, Roofer, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1413576.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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