OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417264

ROOF SYSTEMS OF MAINE, A TECTA AMERICA COMPANY, LLC

HERMON, ME· 2021-12-07T00:00:00

Event: Broken Bone, Concussion, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Glue, Installing, Roof, Roofer, Step, Walking Backward
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345674030
Employer profile: ROOF SYSTEMS OF MAINE, A TECTA AMERICA COMPANY, LLC
Summary number: 221417264
Report ID: 0111100
Project type: C
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee falls from roof, receives concussion and fractures

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 p.m. on December 7, 2021, an employee showed a coworker how to glue down a roofing membrane. The employee was walking backwards when they stepped off the roof and fell approximately thirty-one feet. The employee was hospitalized to treat a concussion and unspecified fractures.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
595

Fall distance
31

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