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Accident Summary Nr: 122948.015 - Employee sustains injuries to upper body in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 122948.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 12/13/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1451455.01512/20/2019238160Luis David Vacacela

Abstract: At 9:25 a.m. on December 13, 2019, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was accessing a roof to connect to fall protection. The rope slipped and the employee fell off the roof striking the hard ground below. The employee fractured his shoulders and upper arm and sustained chest injuries, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Falling Object, Harness, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Rope, Shoulder, Shoulder Bone, Slip, Struck Against
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Multi-family dwelling New project or new addition   1

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1451455.015 17 M Hospitalized injury Roofers Distance of Fall: 15 feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet
Cause: Roofing
Fatality Cause:

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