Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98340.015 - Employee falls from roof, and sustains multiple fractures

Accident Summary Nr: 98340.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/13/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1243362.015	06/27/2017		236115	Twr Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on June 13, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior carpentry at a new single-story residence. He was on the roof above the garage door and using a nail gun to install siding to the house. Employee #1 put down the nail gun to pick up a piece of wood siding. As he picked up the board, he stepped onto the nail gun's air hose. Employee #1 slipped and lost his balance. He fell down and rolled off the roof's edge to the dirt below, a fall height of 9 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to his pelvis and left arm.

Keywords: Arm, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hose, Lost Balance, Pelvis, Residential Construction, Roof, Slip

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1243362.015	58	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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