Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119572.015 - Employee's head is injured in fall through damaged roof

Accident Summary Nr: 119572.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 08/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1428425.015	09/04/2019		238160	Lester Miller Roofing, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on August 29, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in roofing repairs on the flat metal roof of a commercial building. He was tearing off old roofing material when he stepped on a damaged section of the roof and fell through, a fall height of 15 feet. The employee required hospitalization to treat serious head and face injuries.

Keywords: Brain, Construction, Decking, Dismantling, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Head, Maintenance, Rehabilitation, Repair, Roof, Skull, Structural Collapse, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1428425.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Flashing Of Decking Fatality Cause:

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