Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130648.015 - Employee sustains multiple bruises in fall from roof truss

Accident Summary Nr: 130648.015 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 10/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1496829.015	10/09/2020		238160	Jcb Remodeling, Llc

Abstract: At 2:48 p.m. on October 9, 2020, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was attempting to drill a hole through a sheet of plywood sheeting. The purpose of the hole was to run a security system from the attic to the exterior wall of a commercial building. The employee was not wearing fall protection when he either slipped off a truss or stepped on the drywall ceiling causing him to fall 18 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple bruises.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Ceiling, Commercial Building, Concrete Floor, Construction, Contusion, Drilling, Drywall, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Harness, Installing, Lifeline, PPE, Plywood, Roof, Roofer, Safety Device, Slip, Torso, Truss, Walking Surface, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1496829.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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