Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98577.015 - Worker falls through roof and incurs multiple injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 98577.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: Building, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Lung, Roof, Vertebra, Walking Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1256524.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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