Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126914.015 - Employee falls from roof, fractures knee

Accident Summary Nr: 126914.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1466468.015	02/28/2020		238190	Dunn Seamless Gutters Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 21, 2020, an employee, working for a contracting company, was installing a sheet metal roof on new construction of a one-story residential home. The employee was working in a three-person crew. The crew was prepping to begin installing the sheet metal roof when the employee accessed the roof using an extension ladder. The employee then walked up to the ridge to place an anchor for a chicken ladder, slipped, and fell off the edge of the roof approximately 9.5 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a fracture to the right knee.

Keywords: Construction, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ladder, Residential Construction, Roof, Single Story

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1466468.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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