Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124502.015 - Employee sustains multiple fractures in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 124502.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 12/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1454432.015	12/13/2019		238160	Surface Shield Roofing Company Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on December 5, 2019, an employee applying a coat of primer on a low sloped roof of a two-story residential dwelling without fall protection. The employee was working near the edge of the roof and a coworker, the foreman, failed to ensure that the employee was tied off. The employee took a step, lost his balance, and fell 16 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee sustained fractures to his wrist, tailbone, pelvis, and vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized for approximately one week.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lost Balance, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Tailbone, Vertebra, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other			2	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1454432.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers: Helpers	Distance of Fall: 16 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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