Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131434.015 - Employee breaks ribs and punctures lung in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 131434.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1504647.015	12/03/2020		238160	Kasinger Roofing And Waterproofing

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on November 30, 2020, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing and waterproofing contractor had been working on a 9/12 pitch roof. The employee untied his fall protection to go to lunch. He was transitioning from a roof to a ladder when he fell 19.5 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat three broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Catch Point, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ground, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Lack of Engineering Controls, Ladder, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Residential Construction, Rib, Roofer, Roofing

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1504647.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers

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