Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130111.015 - Employee breaks wrist and ankle in fall from roof trusses

Accident Summary Nr: 130111.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 09/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1492906.015	09/28/2020		561320	Tradesmen International, Llc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on September 14, 2020, an employee working as a roofer for a temporary help service had stepped on 2-inch by 4-inch purlin on a low sloped trussed roof. The purlin broke causing the employee to fall 22 feet to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken wrist and ankle.

Keywords: Ankle, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Commercial Building, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Roof, Roofer, Truss, Walking Surface, Work Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1492906.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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