Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130267.015 - Employee falls from roof suffering head and torso injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 130267.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 10/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497041.015	10/13/2020		238160	Precision Roofing Services Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 6, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker were working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was installing flashing around the rubber membrane of a chimney cap. Employee #1 and a coworker were utilizing personal fall arrest systems when they got their lifelines tangled. Employee #1 disconnected his lanyard to untangle them and while doing so stepped off the edge of the roof. Employee #1 suffered a punctured lung and severe head injury. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Brain, Brain Bleed, Collapsed lung, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Entangled, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Lanyard, Lifeline, Lung, Puncture, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Traumatic Brain Injury

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1497041.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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