Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124119.015 - Employee injures back and legs in fall from roof into dumpst

Accident Summary Nr: 124119.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 02/15/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463881.015	02/19/2020		238160	Deer Park Roofing Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on February 15, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a construction roofing contractor, was laying out the sheets of the roof membrane. Employee #1 was working on the roof, facing away from the roof's edge. Employee #1 was pulling the roof membrane across the 8 inch parapet wall when he lost balance and fell 28 feet into a dumpster below. The impact caused injuries to the employee's back and legs. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Back, Dump Truck Bed, Dumpster, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Leg, Lost Balance, Roof, Roofer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1463881.015	48	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 28 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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