Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143451.015 - Employee incurs multiple injuries in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 143451.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 09/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1555655.015	09/30/2021		238160	Full Coverage Company

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on September 28, 2021, an employee worked with five coworkers to install a metal roof. At some point, the employee began to fall off the roof, the employee's lanyard was cut by the metal roof edge, and the employee fell approximately thirty-two feet. The employee was hospitalized to treat severe head trauma (multiple fractures, edema), a rib fracture, and a hemopneumothorax (internal bleeding).

Keywords: Bleeding, Cut, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Installing, Internal Bleeding, Internal Injuries, Lanyard, Metal, Rib, Roof, Roofer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other				32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1555655.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 32 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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