Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119598.015 - Employee sustains multiple fractures in fall

Accident Summary Nr: 119598.015 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 08/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1428593.015	08/09/2019	1521	236115	317725239 - Delfino Rivas

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 8, 2019, Employee #1 was engaged in roofing repair work at a residential building. He was on the roof and taking measurements for the next cut of plywood. The employee had fall protection gear donned and anchor points in place, but he appears not to have attached the fall protection gear to the attachment point. Alternatively, as determined through interviews, the employee was using fall protection but did not adjust his rope grab properly and had too much slack in the lifeline, which allowed a free-fall to the surface. The employee fell 15 to18 feet. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of multiple fractures.

Keywords: Adjust, Attachment Hook, Cutting, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lifeline, Measuring Device, Plywood, Rehabilitation, Repair, Residential Construction, Roof, Rope, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1428593.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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