Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131558.015 - Building supply employee slips on plywood and falls from roo

Accident Summary Nr: 131558.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1505169.015	11/13/2020		238160	American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on October 21, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that supplied building materials to contractors. In the narrative, his job description said he was a roofer. That seems unlikely, as he worked for a firm that supplied building materials. He was at a jobsite, stacking roofing material on the roof of a residential building. The roof with had sides and edges that were unprotected. He was working at heights of 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 4.6 m). The employee unhooked his harness from the yoyo to which it had been connected, turned around, and slipped on an unsecure piece of plywood. He fell approximately 10 feet, 3 in. (3.13 m) to the ground surface. His head struck the ground. The employee was unconscious for about a minute. He suffered a small parafalcine sub-arachnoid hemorrhage around the brain and a small right pneumothorax (collapsed lung). He was also diagnosed with a probable cervical spine ligamentous strain. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Collapsed lung, Concussion, Contusion, Delivery Work, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Hemorrhage, Ligament, Lung, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Plywood, Roof, Slip, Slippery Surface, Spine, Strain, Subdural Hematoma, Unsecured, Unsecured Panel, Unstable Surface, Walking Surface, Work at Elevation

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1505169.015	0	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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