Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127525.015 - Employee incurs multiple fractures in fall while wearing fal

Accident Summary Nr: 127525.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 06/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1482170.015	07/07/2020		238160	Crandall Roofing Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on June 30, 2020, Employee #1 was on a roof cutting a plywood sheet with a skill saw. While cutting, he slipped and fell off the roof approximately 15 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was wearing a harness connected to an anchor point with a lanyard. However, the anchor point he was connected to was located on the roof's outer section's ridge, where the pitch was 11:12. Employee #1 released slack on his lanyard and walked towards the roof's middle area where he was cutting the sheets. By doing this, Employee #1 created a swing greater than 30 degrees and had a slack on his rope that was longer than the length between the anchor point at the ridge, the edge of the roof, and the height of the structure to the ground. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat a fractured left forearm, left ankle, left side of his pelvis, and a laceration to his head.

Keywords: Anchor, Ankle, Circular Saw, Fall, Forearm, Fracture, Harness, Head, Laceration, Lanyard, Pelvis, Plywood, Roof, Sheet, Slip

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1482170.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 15 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 15 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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