Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202651519 - Worker Sustains Multiple Serious Injuries in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202651519 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 05/14/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317149698	05/16/2013	1761	238160	Frank Dumsha Dba Pasadena Roofing

Abstract: On May 14, 2013, Employee #1, employed by Pasadena Roofing, was walking on a flat roof being constructed on a residential structure. He stepped over the roof's edge. He fell 11 feet 9 inches to the concrete surface below, then rolled into an empty concrete swimming pool, falling an additional 4 feet 8 inches. Emergency services were called, and Maryland State Police responded. Employee #1 was flown by Maryland State Police Medevac helicopter to a shock trauma unit. He was hospitalized and treated for six fractured ribs, two ruptured vertebrae, a bruised/torn lung, and a head concussion. Employee #1, age 19, was released to the care of his parents on May 16, 2013.

Keywords: LUNG, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, VERTEBRA, CONCRETE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	11

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317149698			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 11 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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