Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1447508.015 - Tidwell Construction Ltd. Dba Tidwell Roofing & Sheet Metal

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1447508.015

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 11/26/2019

Site Address:
Tidwell Construction Ltd. Dba Tidwell Roofing & Sheet Metal
300 Raymond Ave
Barrington, IL 60010

Mailing Address:
630 Bonnie Lane, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238160/Roofing Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference:

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 01/08/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1520720	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 122003.015

Event: 11/20/2019

Employee fractures vertebrae in fall from slippery roof

At 9:00 a.m. on November 20, 2019, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing and sheet metal contractor was accessing a roof to determine where to install fall protection anchorage points. The employee accessed the roof carrying a leaf blower to remove ice and water from the roof on his way to the peak of the roof. The employee began walking towards the peak when he slipped and fell to the ground. The employee fractured his vertebrae and sustained contusions to his back, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Anchor, Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Clearing, Commercial Building, Construction, Contusion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Roof, Roofer, Slip, Slippery Surface, Vertebra, Walking Surface, Water, Weather, Wet

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1447508.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers

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