Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119579.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from dumpster

Accident Summary Nr: 119579.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 09/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1428456.015	09/05/2019		238160	Diamond Roofing Systems Llp

Abstract: At 8:55 a.m. on September 3, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers were engaged in the rehabilitation of a commercial building's roof. Employee #1 accessed and entered the dumpster to disburse, rearrange, and level debris within the dumpster. As he completed adjusting the debris, the garbage slide/chute swung back, striking and knocking the employee out of the dumpster, a fall of 7 feet. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of a fractured vertebra and abrasions to the head, hands, and back.

Keywords: Abrasion, Adjust, Back, Chute, Construction, Debris, Dumpster, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hand, Head, Rehabilitation, Roof, Slide, Struck By, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1428456.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 7 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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