Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124108.015 - Employee slips and falls from roof and fractures vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 124108.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 02/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463772.015	02/19/2020		238160	Townsend Roofing And Construction Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on February 17, 2020, Employee # 1, employed by a construction roofing contractor, was trying to retrieve his knife from the edge of the roof. Employee #1 unhooked his lanyard to grab the knife and then went to re-attach his harness when he slipped and fell off the roof. Employee #1 fell 27 feet to the ground. Employee #1 fractured his back at vertebrae (C-7) and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Back, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Harness, Lanyard, Lumbar Fracture, Roof, Roofer, Slip, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			3	27

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1463772.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 27 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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