Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121762.015 - Employee receives multiple fractures in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 121762.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1431573.015	09/17/2019		238160	Howard Roofing Company, Incorporated

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on August 19, 2019, an employee unloaded material onto a roof to prepare for roofing work. The employee sat down next to a skylight to wait for more material, leaned onto the skylight, which then broke under the employee's weight. The employee fell approximately twenty-nine feet and hospitalized to treat fractures to both heels and other unspecified fractures.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Roof, Roofer, Skylight

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1431573.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 29 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 29 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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