Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118159.015 - Employee fractures arm in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 118159.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 07/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1416876.015	07/19/2019		238130	Timberworks Construction Services Inc

Abstract: At 5:45 p.m. on July 15, 2019, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working on a new one-story residential construction project. He used an extension ladder to access the roof, which had a pitch of 5:12. He used a hammer to nail a loose roof sheath on top of the roof. As he moved away from that work area, he fell, a fall height of 12 to 15 feet. The employee had not been using fall protection. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured arm that required surgery.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hammer , Nail, Repair, Residential Construction, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1416876.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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