Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122480.015 - Employee fractures arm in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 122480.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1447484.015	12/05/2019		238160	Action Roofing, Inc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on November 25, 2019, an employee was working for a roofing contractor. He was working as a roofer on a project of new work on or an addition to a one-story commercial building. He was cutting a piece of roofing material, when he stood up too close to the edge of the roof. He fell onto a concrete sidewalk. His arm was broken. He was hospitalized for two or more days.

Keywords: Arm, Broken Bone, Commercial Building, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Roof, Roofer, Training, Work at Elevation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1447484.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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