Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95015.015 - Employee falls from roof and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 95015.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 03/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1221799.015	04/03/2017		238990	Andres Ortega

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on March 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction contractor, was working at a building scheduled for demolition. He was on the roof and removing metal sheeting. As he walked across the roof to lower a tin sheet to the ground, he stepped on a sheet of fiberglass. The fiberglass broke, and Employee #1 fell from the roof to the concrete floor, a fall height of 25 to 30 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple injuries, including a fractured skull, a punctured lung, and liver damage.

Keywords: Construction, Demolition, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Liver, Lung, Roof, Skull

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Demolition			1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1221799.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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