Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451455.015	12/20/2019		238160	Luis 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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