Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118841.015 - Employee stops fall by grabbing metal exterior, receives arm

Accident Summary Nr: 118841.015 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 07/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1417107.015	07/22/2019		238990	Larry Wayne Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on July 22, 2019, an employee installed roofing material onto a pole building roof. As the employee walked from the finished section of roof onto a section without roofing material, the employee stepped onto bubble insulation and fell. The employee then slid down the roof surface, reached out and grabbed a section of the metal structure. The employee received a laceration to the right forearm and was taken to the hospital for stitches. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Fall, Forearm, Installing, Insulation, Laceration, Metal Siding, Roof, Roofer, Slid, Step

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			1	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1417107.015	22	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 0 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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