Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130863.015 - Employee falls through roof and suffers head injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 130863.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1477600.015	06/05/2020		238160	Steven Matthew Glenn

Abstract: At 6:15 a.m. on June 4, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was walking on the roof, he stepped on a section of the wooden roof that subsequently collapsed and caused the employee to fall approximately 14 feet to the concrete slab below. The area of the roof that he was walking on was more than 6 feet from the leading edge of the structure. The employer prepared a Job Hazard Analysis. The Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) indicated that those working from the roof were to stay clear of all weak zones and maintain 100% tie off. The Risk Assessment Code they used on this report was "H" for High Risk. The Job Hazard Analysis did not specify the weak zones on the roof. Employee #1 suffered a left sided temporal bone fracture, subdural hematoma, traumatic brain injury per medical records diagnoses. Employee #1 was hospitalized for approximately 25 days and remains in a coma in a rehabilitation center.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Brain Bleed, Collapse, Coma, Concrete, Concrete Floor, Concrete Slab, Concrete Surface, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Hole, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Traumatic, Work at Elevation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1477600.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 14 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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