Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109088.015 - Employee falls from roof and is paralyzed

Accident Summary Nr: 109088.015 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 03/30/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1305429.015	03/30/2018		238210	Advanced Communications Technology, Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on March 30, 2018, Employee #1 and two coworkers, employed by a communications company, were removing nine existing antennas and installing new antennas at a commercial building. Employee #1 was working from the penthouse roof and supplying materials to his coworkers, who were suspended along the side of the penthouse. Employee #1 fell from the penthouse roof to the lower roof, a fall height of approximately 20 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fall-related injuries including paralysis. At the time of this report, Employee #1's attorney reported that he was quadriplegic.

Keywords: Antenna, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Installing, Material Handling, Paralysis, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1305429.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: 20 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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