Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96432.015 - Employee falls from roof and is impaled on branch

Accident Summary Nr: 96432.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1194342.015	06/19/2017		238160	Luke Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on June 19, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was preparing to complete a re-roofing project at a two-story single family residence. He had climbed to the roof and had traveled approximately 15 feet when he fell, a fall height of 22 feet. Employee #1 was impaled by a bush's branch. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a back injury from the impalement, plus multiple rib fractures, a fractured vertebra, and a collapsed lung. The subsequent investigation determined that no fall protection was being used at the time of the fall.

Keywords: Back, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Impaled, Lung, Residential Construction, Rib, Roof, Vertebra

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1194342.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 22 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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