Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97615.015 - Employee falls from roof and sustains head trauma

Accident Summary Nr: 97615.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1216932.015	02/15/2017		238160	Anointed Amir Construction

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on February 1, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were working at a single family residence. Employee #1 was observing and learning roof work being performed by his experienced coworker. They had cleaned the rain gutters, and they now were on the roof. Employee #1 was listening to Coworker #1 and learning how to lay down and torch roof material. Employee #1 fell from the roof and struck his head on a brick floor, a fall height of approximately 18 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital . The employee was admitted and treated for head trauma.

Keywords: Brick, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Installing, Residential Construction, Roof, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1216932.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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