Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130969.015 - Employee is killed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 130969.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 10/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497305.015	10/13/2020		238160	Morrelli Construction Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on October 9, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a roofing contractor, was engaged in roofing repair at a residential structure. He was cutting underlayment near the roof's edge when he fell and struck the concrete driveway, a fall height of 18 feet. Employee #1 sustained multiple blunt force traumatic injuries, including cerebral frontal pole contusions, multiple fractures of the spine, rib fractures, Employee was cutting underlaying near the edge of the roof. Employee fell off the edge of the roof onto the concrete driveway. Multiple blunt force injuries, including: cerebral frontal pole contusions, C5 T10 L2 and L4 fractures, bilateral rib fractures, internal hemorrhaging, and cerebral edema. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Brain, Concrete, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hemorrhage, Installing, Residential Construction, Rib, Roof, Roofer, Spine, Struck Against

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1497305.015	48	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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