Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113043.015 - Employee loses balance and falls from roof and receives blun

Accident Summary Nr: 113043.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 01/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1369224.015	01/04/2019		236115	Cassidy Construction Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on January 3, 2019, an employee and coworker were conducting leading edge work to install metal roof decking on a new warehouse. The employee and coworker went to lunch and upon return and concerned about a loose sheet of decking becoming airborne due to increase wind speeds, attempted to secure the sheet to the roof. The employee and coworker had access to two flat "D" ring roofing anchors, two retractable lanyards (Protecta, Model 359630 self-retractable devices) and were wearing full body harnesses. In the rush to secure the decking, the employee and coworker failed to reconnect to the lanyards. At some point, the employee lost his balance and fell approximately forty feet. The employee was hospitalized with blunt force trauma to the body and fractures to the ribs and jaw.

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Installing, Jaw, Lanyard, Leading Edge, Lost Balance, Metal Decking, Rib, Windy

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1369224.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Strctural Iron /& Steel Worker	Distance of Fall: 40 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause:

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