Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125369.015 - Employee falls from roof and fractures hip

Accident Summary Nr: 125369.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472359.015	04/14/2020		238160	Gregory Rodriguez Roofing

Abstract: At 10:15 am, on March 30, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was replacing some tile on the roof of a 2-story home. Employee #1 was working on the 2nd story using a personal fall arrest system. Employee #1 was in the process of switching his lanyard from one anchor point to another. Employee #1 slipped and fell to the 1st story porch roof, he tried to grab onto the rain gutter to stop his fall but missed it and continued to fall. Employee #1 fell approximately 10-feet to the brick walkway below. Employee #1 fractured his hip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Gutter, Hip, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Slid, Tile

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1472359.015	44	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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