Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140883.015 - Employee Fractures Both Wrists In Fall From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 140883.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 10/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1562283.015	11/04/2021		423330	Sonshine Roofing Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on October 29, 2021, an employee was repairing a roof leak on a residential flat roof. The employee slipped and fell approximately 8 feet off the roof at the back of the house. The employee fractured both wrists, resulting in hospitalization.

Keywords: fall from elevation, fall protection, fracture, residential construction, roof, roofer, wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair				8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1562283.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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