Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120626.015 - Employee suffers multiple injuries in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 120626.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 10/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1435540.015	10/03/2019		238160	Joe Brunelle

Abstract: At 12:00 noon on October 3, 2019, an employee was installing roof shingles on the porch roof surface of a residential structure when he slipped on the granular surface of the roof shingles and fell off the roof. The employee fell approximately fourteen feet to the lower level and struck chunks of concrete that were on the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat lacerations to his liver and spleen, bruised his small intestines, broke his right wrist and split the tissue to the bone on his right elbow. The employee was not using any form of fall protection while working on the roof.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concrete Block, Contusion, Elbow, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Internal Injuries, Laceration, Liver, Roof, Roofer, Slip, Slippery Surface, Spleen, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1435540.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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