Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97816.015 - Employee falls from roof and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 97816.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 05/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1232509.015	05/12/2017		238160	Frank'S Home Improvements & Siding Co., Inc.

Abstract: On May 12, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a home improvement company, was engaged in roofing work at a residential building. He carried up a roll of asphalt felt and laid the roll on the roof ridge and the dormer ridge. According to the employee's subsequent report, he lost his balance when a wind gust hit the asphalt felt roll and caused it to roll down the sloped roof and strike Employee #1's feet. Employee #1 fell from the roof, a fall height of 20 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures of both cheek bones and his nose and a concussion.

Keywords: Concussion, Construction, Face, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Nose, Roof, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1232509.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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