Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1497041.015 - Precision Roofing Services Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1497041.015

Report ID: 0521100

Date Opened: 10/13/2020

Site Address:
Precision Roofing Services Inc
704 N.26th St.
Sheboygan, WI 53083

Mailing Address:
3037 Weeden Creek Rd, Sheboygan, WI 53081

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238160/Roofing Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/13/2020

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 10/27/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1669724	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130267.015

Event: 10/06/2020

Employee falls from roof suffering head and torso injuries

At 9:00 a.m. on October 6, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker were working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was installing flashing around the rubber membrane of a chimney cap. Employee #1 and a coworker were utilizing personal fall arrest systems when they got their lifelines tangled. Employee #1 disconnected his lanyard to untangle them and while doing so stepped off the edge of the roof. Employee #1 suffered a punctured lung and severe head injury. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Brain, Brain Bleed, Collapsed lung, Elevated, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Entangled, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Lanyard, Lifeline, Lung, Puncture, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Traumatic Brain Injury

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497041.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers

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