Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121374.015 - Employee falls from residential roof and injures back

Accident Summary Nr: 121374.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 09/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1431170.015	09/16/2019		238160	Kan Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on September 13, 2019, Employee #1 was installing sheathing and shingles on an 8:12 sloped residential roof, approximately 20 feet above ground. Employee #1 was gathering tools and materials on the roof top to leave the jobsite at the end of shift, when Employee #1 fell to the ground. Employee #1 fell from the roof, landing on a bush, landscaping rocks, and compacted soil at the base of the home. Employee # 1 sustained a fractured spinal injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hand Tool, Installing, Landscaping, Residential Construction, Roof, Spine

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair			2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1431170.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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