Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122264.015 - Employee fractures hip in fall while installing plywood on r

Accident Summary Nr: 122264.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 11/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1449322.015	12/05/2019		238350	Johnson Wallboard Company Incorporated

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on November 20, 2019, an employee working as a carpenter for a finish carpentry contractor was installing plywood sheets on the roof of a new addition to a residence. The employee slipped and fell approximately 8 feet off the roof to the ground below. The employee fractured his hip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Hip, Installing, Lanyard, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Plywood, Residential Construction, Roof, Slip, Slippery Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1449322.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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