Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143490.015 - Employee falls from roof and receives back fracture

Accident Summary Nr: 143490.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 12/14/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1568581.015	12/14/2021		238160	Cotterman & Cotterman, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee worked on a roof cutting insulation board. The employee maintained a foot on the board while cutting that extended past the roof edge. When the board was cut through, the employee fell approximately thirteen feet and was hospitalized to treat a back fracture.

Keywords: Back, Board, Cutting, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Roof, Roofer, Thermal Insulation

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1568581.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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