Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122360.015 - Employee fractures ribs and vertebrae in fall through metal

Accident Summary Nr: 122360.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 11/14/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1445992.015	11/20/2019		238160	Harris Brothers Roofing Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on November 14, 2019, Employee #1 was part of a crew installing new metal paneling on a flat metal roof. Employee #1 had just returned from retrieving a shovel to pry up the metal to aid in the cutting process when he stepped on an unsecured panel and fell through approximately 14 feet, striking the concrete floor below. Employee #1 suffered several broken ribs and vertebrae and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Broken Bone, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Installing, Metal Decking, Panel, Rib, Shovel, Unsecured Panel, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1445992.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury

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