Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118581.015 - Employee sustains multiple fractures in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 118581.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1410559.015	06/24/2019		238160	Franklins Remodeling Llc

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on June 24, 2019, Employee #1 was trimming the overhang of the shingles on the roof of a residence. He disconnected from his Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS) and his positioning device in order to reach the edge of the roof. The employee lost balance and fell to compacted soil, a fall height of 13 feet. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of multiple fractures to his ribs and a spinal fracture.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Disconnecting Means, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lost Balance, PPE, Rehabilitation, Residential Construction, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Spine, Struck Against, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1410559.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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