Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 91106.015 - Employee Falls From Roof, Later Dies From Internal Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 91106.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 12/01/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1194648.015	12/01/2016		238160	Mastercraft Exteriors

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on December 1, 2016, an employee was replacing an ice-water barrier and several damaged shingles on the bottom edge of the roof for the main house. The employee was walking on the left side of the roof using a roof shovel, lost his balance, and fell to the ground below. The employee struck a stone wall and then the ground where he was found unconscious and bleeding from the mouth. The employee died later from severe internal injuries not previously identified by the medical examiner's report.

Keywords: Fall, Lost Balance, Residential Construction, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1194648.015	22	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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