Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93082.015 - Employee falls from roof and fractures femur

Accident Summary Nr: 93082.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1204999.015	01/18/2017		238990	Ziegler Industries Inc

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on January 17, 2017, an employee was rolling out a roofing product, on a building as part of a re-roofing project. The employee was using full body harness, lanyard, rope glide, lifeline, a lifeline termination device, and an I-beam clamp for fall protection. However, there was slack in the lifeline between the anchorage point and the rope glide. While working along the roof's edge, he slipped and fell 22 feet and 2-5/8 inches to ground, fracturing his femur.

Keywords: Equipment Failure, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Roof, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1204999.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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