Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128729.015 - Employee falls from residential roof and fractures vertebrae

Accident Summary Nr: 128729.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 08/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488588.015	08/17/2020		238160	R/J Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on August 11, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a framing contractor. The jobsite was a residential home. Employee #1 was installing roof decking on a new one-story roof. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 9 feet from the roof to the ground below. Employee #1 suffered three fractured vertebra and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Decking, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Framing, Lost Balance, Residential Construction, Roof, Roof Decking

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1488588.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Roof Repar: Shingle	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 9 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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