Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130540.015 - Roofing contractor employee falls while repairing shingles a

Accident Summary Nr: 130540.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 10/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498671.015	10/20/2020		238160	Gonzalez General Construction Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on October 20, 2020, a 21-year-old employee was working for a roofing contractor. He was performing exterior carpentry during a repair project on a two-story single-family residence. He was repairing shingles. He had gone down a ladder to retrieve a debris blower and come back up onto the roof. Once on the roof, the employee leaned back and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a broken femur. He was hospitalized. There were two sets of inspection and investigation numbers for this incident. Inspection number 1498542 and investigation number 130530 looked at the roofing contractor. Inspection number 1498671 and investigation number 130540 looked at the general contractor. The accounts of the two investigations are identically worded.

Keywords: Back, Broken Bone, Carpenter, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Femur, Fracture, Ladder, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Safety Device, Work at Elevation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1498671.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Roof Repar: Shingle	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.