Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122917.015 - Employee fractures vertebrae in fall from residential roof

Accident Summary Nr: 122917.015 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 12/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1453642.015	12/30/2019		238210	C Ward Electric, Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on December 20, 2019, an employee was breaking ice at the ridgeline of a roof in preparation to install an anchor point for fall protection when he lost his footing and slipped on the ice. The employee fell 12 feet from the roof eave to the ground onto a patio made of flagstone and landed in a sitting position. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fracture of his first lumbar vertebrae, which required surgery to fuse the vertebrae together.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Patio, Roof, Slip, Slippery Surface, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1453642.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: 12 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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