Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130351.015 - Employee sustains multiple blunt trauma in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 130351.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 10/06/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497465.015	10/13/2020		238160	All Phase Roofing

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on October 6, 2020, an employee working for a roofing contractor was assisting a coworker on a residential roof installing weather shielding due to the start of a rain event. The employee is believed to have slipped causing him to fall. For unknown reasons, the employee had not attached his safety harness and lanyard to the provided rope on the roof. The employee was hospitalized to treat numerous blunt trauma injuries including his ribs, back, pelvis, and head.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chest, Concussion, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Head, Installing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Slip, Slippery Surface, Weather, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair				18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1497465.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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