Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118443.015 - Employee fractures spine in fall through roof access hole

Accident Summary Nr: 118443.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419332.015	07/30/2019		238160	Ruiz Construction And Roofing

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 20, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers were doing rehabilitation work on the roof of a three-story multifamily residential building. They were removing a roof hatch and were in the process of boxing it in. As the supervisor went to cut some 2 inches x 6 feet wood boards to frame the opening, Employee #1 stepped into the opening and fell approximately 8 feet to the apartment below. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of a fractured spine.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Fracture, Hatch, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Residential Construction, Roof, Roof Opening, Spine, Unguarded Fl Opening, Unprotected, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1419332.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 25 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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