Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121355.015 - Employee fractures back in fall through deteriorated roof

Accident Summary Nr: 121355.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 10/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1437857.015	10/15/2019		238160	Charles Lowe

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on October 14, 2019, an employee working for a roofing contractor was using a leaf blower to clean debris off the flat roof of a commercial building that was being remodeled. The employee was working from the roof when he walked onto a deteriorated section and fell through. The employee fell 28 feet and landed on a stack of pallets below. The employee was an employee of the roofing contractor and weather was not a factor. The employee fractured his back and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cleaning, Commercial Building, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hand Tool, Material Handling, Pallet, Remodel, Roof, Roof Decking, Roofer, Struck Against, Unstable Surface, Walking Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1437857.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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