Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128777.015 - Employee fractures arm and leg in fall removing old roofing

Accident Summary Nr: 128777.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/13/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488918.015	08/19/2020		238160	Eagle Roofing And Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on August 13, 2020, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was removing old roofing material from an apartment building. The employee fell 25 feet while installing a tarp due to rainy weather which caused the roof to be slippery. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to his left arm and left leg.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ground, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Work Procedures, Leg, Removal, Removing, Residential Construction, Roofer, Roofing, Safety Device

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1488918.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 19 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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