Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128061.015 - Employee falls suffering fractures to ankles and vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 128061.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 07/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1485222.015	07/24/2020		238190	Kevin Hughes Construction Co. Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on July 17, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a residential general contractor. Employee #1 was Installing sheathing onto a low slope roof. Employee #1 stepped off of an unsecured sheet of OSB, causing him to fall through 17 feet to the ground below. Employee #1 suffered fractures to his ankles and vertebrae. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Back, Deck, Decking, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Lumbar Fracture, Lumbar Injury, Plywood, Roof, Roof Opening, Roof Opening Cover, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1485222.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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