Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133616.015 - Employee breaks hip in fall off roof installing edging

Accident Summary Nr: 133616.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 09/01/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1494997.015	09/25/2020		238160	San Ventura Roofing Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on September 1, 2020, an employee working for a roofing contractor was installing edging metal around a roof. The employee was wearing a full body harness attached to a lanyard and anchor when he fell off the roof. He may not have fully engaged the lanyard's hook to the roof anchor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken right hip.

Keywords: Anchor, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Broken Bone, Competent Person, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Harness, Hip, Installing, Lanyard, Leading Edge, Residential Construction, Roofer, Roofing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1494997.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 9 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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