Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141867.015 - Employee falls through roof, receives neck fractures and hea

Accident Summary Nr: 141867.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 12/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1568280.015	12/10/2021		238160	Medley Fabrication Llc

Abstract: At 1:38 p.m. on December 8, 2021, an employee worked to remove and replace corrugated roof sections. As the employee stood to carry a section of roofing away, the employee stepped onto a roof insulation board that could not support the weight. The employee fell approximately thirty-two feet through the roof, struck a pile of lumber on the way to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to the neck (cervical vertebrae) and head trauma.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Lumber Stack, Neck, Roof, Roof Opening, Roofer, Spine, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation				32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1568280.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Roof Repair: Sheet Metal	Distance of Fall: 32 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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