Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138195.015 - Employee falls from roof of front porch and fractures multip

Accident Summary Nr: 138195.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 03/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1520501.015	03/18/2021		238320	Sequoia Painting, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:45 p.m. on March 8, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a painting and wall contractor, applied plastic sheeting and tape to mask off windows and a top floor gutter, while working on the front porch roof of a two-story, residential home before painting the exterior. Employee #1 accessed the front porch roof with an adjacent scaffold, without the use of conventional fall protection and while distracted, e.g., looking at a wall while walking (lack of edge awareness), he inadvertently stepped off the East side of the roof, and fell approximately, 10 feet to the ground. The incident occurred on an active construction site. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to multiple ribs.

Keywords: Construction, Cover, Distracted, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Ground, Gutter, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Leading Edge, Obstructed View, Open-Sided Floor, Paint, Painter, Patio, Plastic, Residential Construction, Rib, Roof, Scaffold, Scaffolding, Step, Transportation, Unguarded, Unprotected, Walking Surface, Window, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1520501.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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