Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 98577.015 - Worker falls through roof and incurs multiple injuries
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1256524.015 | 08/22/2017 | 238160 | Paul Hyrkas Construction |
Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on August 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in roofing work at a one-story commercial building. Upon returning from a work break, he had forgotten to attach a lifeline to his fall protection harness. Employee #1 was sliding an old roofing panel/sheet down the roof when he stepped on the roofing insulation and fell through the roof to the concrete floor, a fall height of 18 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for four fractured vertebrae, a bruised right lung, and an injury to his adrenal gland.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | Alteration or rehabilitation | 1 | 18 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1256524.015 | 24 | M | Hospitalized injury | Roofers | Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: |