Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120862.015 - Employee sustains concussion in fall through roof hole

Accident Summary Nr: 120862.015 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 10/10/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1438819.015	10/11/2019		238160	D.A.K. Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on October 10, 2019, an employee working as a roofer helper for a roofing contractor was fitting insulation into a hole in the roof. The wood under the hole gave way and the employee fell 18 feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized to treat a concussion.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collapse, Commercial Building, Concussion, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Insulation, Laborer, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roofer, Structural Collapse, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1438819.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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