Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121513.015 - Employee punctures lung, fractures ribs in fall through roof

Accident Summary Nr: 121513.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 11/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1443663.015	11/07/2019		238160	J. N R. Gutters, Inc.

Abstract: On November 6, 2019, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing and gutter contractor was working from the roof of a building. The roof framing broke causing the employee to fall through a hole in the roof to the ground. The employee fractured his ribs and shoulder and punctured a lung, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broke, Chest, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Framing, Lung, Puncture Wound, Rib, Roof, Roof Opening, Roofer, Safety Device, Shoulder, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1443663.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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