Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120027.015 - Employee fractures pelvis and shoulder in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 120027.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 09/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1432377.015	09/20/2019		238160	Joiner Sheet Metal & Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 16, 2019, an employee was attempting to egress from a barrel style roof on a Werner fiberglass extension ladder (Model D6224-4). The roof was approximately 9 feet high and made up of sheet metal. The employee used a Metal Plus LLC roof bracket for footing to access the ladder and the standing seam was connected by a diamond shaped nail hem panel type connection. According to the Metal Plus LLC manual, the roof brackets were not to be used if the snap-lock standing seams were not parallel. When the employee stepped on the roof bracket, the bracket slipped off the roof, and the employee fell to the ground. The employee fractured their pelvis and shoulder, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Pelvis, Roof, Roof Bracket, Roofer, Shoulder

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1432377.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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