Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119265.015 - Gutter firm employee incurs multiple fractures in fall from

Accident Summary Nr: 119265.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1424483.015	08/26/2019		238990	Leafguard Of West Michigan, Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 19, 2019, an employee was working for a firm that sold and installed leaf guards for gutters. He did installation or repair work for the firm. He had climbed up to the roof of a two-story, where he was measuring for gutters. The roof had a steep pitch, and the employee fell. He fell a distance of some 20 feet (6.1 meters). He landed on a concrete patio. He suffered fractures to his ankle, hip, shoulder and back. He was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Ankle, Back, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Gutter, Hip, Ladder, Residential Construction, Roof, Shoulder, Work at Elevation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1424483.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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