Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126870.015 - Employee falls through opening on residential roof and fract

Accident Summary Nr: 126870.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1478301.015	06/11/2020		238170	Correct Housewrap Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on June 11, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a siding contractor. Employee #1 was preparing to wrap the house at a residential construction site. The roofing contractor removed OSB from the roof creating an opening which was covered with paper. Employee #1 did not know there was a hole under the paper and fell through the hole. Employee #1 suffered a punctured lung and broken ribs. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Hole, Lung, Puncture, Rib, Roof, Roof Opening, Roof Opening Cover, Siding

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1478301.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 11 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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