Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130772.015 - Employee falls from roof to ground, fractures sternum and ve

Accident Summary Nr: 130772.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 09/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1500151.015	10/29/2020		238160	Cardinal Roofing And Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on September 14, 2020, Employee #1, a laborer, was performing roofing activities, including garbage disposal, on a single-story residential home with a walk-out basement. While walking on the 6/12 pitch roof near the backside of the home, where an Equipter RB400 was set up for disposal, Employee #1 fell through an opening between the Equipter and the roof eve, falling approximately 13-14 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained fractures to the sternum and vertebrae and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fracture, Ground, Opening, Roof, Roof Opening, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1500151.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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