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Accident Summary Nr: 118741.015 - Employee falls through fragile roofing material and incurs m

Accident Summary Nr: 118741.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 07/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1421528.015	08/06/2019		238910	Crossroads Construction Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on July 26, 2019, Employee # 1 was cutting bolt heads of roofing material prior to removal on the loading dock area of a building being demolished. A supervisor and Employee # 1, a laborer, were on the roof over the loading docks removing the roofing sheets. Employee # 1 was working from an aerial lift and operating a cutting torch. The supervisor, using fall protection, was approximately 10 feet away removing the roofing material. The supervisor requested Employee # 1 to hand him a crowbar. Employee # 1 disconnected his lanyard and exited the aerial lift to walk 6 feet to hand the tool to the supervisor. Employee # 1 walked back to the aerial lift basket and began reattaching the lanyard. Employee # 1 miss-stepped backwards onto the fragile roofing material and fell through approximately 12 feet to the concrete floor. Employee # 1 suffered a broken nose, a right eye socket injury, a broken right elbow, fractured ribs on the right side, and pelvis injuries. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Concrete, Disconnecting Means, Elbow, Eye, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Lanyard, Nose, Rib, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Demolition				12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1421528.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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