Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-22	Saint Augustine	Fl	Coastal Roofing, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On October 22, 2021, at 1:30 p.m., an employee was kneeling down on a roof to install shingles when a nail gun slid and shot a nail above the employee's knee. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-18	Edgewater	Fl	G & W Roofing & Sheetmetal, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
On June 18, 2021, a roofer was tearing a roof off. As he was walking in an area of the roof containing the original shingles, his foot went through the rotted wood under the shingles. He suffered a twisted ankle and was hospitalized.
2021-02-09	Richmond	Tx	Ridgeline Contractors, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
A contractor was installing shingles on the roof of a one-story residential property that was under construction when they fell off the roof to the ground, resulting in a fractured back and hospitalization.
2020-07-23	Lake Cormorant	Mississippi	The Gutterman Company, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was preparing a house for gutter installation. The employee got off a ladder and stepped onto the porch roof to remove shingle strips. He then fell 9 to 10 feet off the roof, landing on the lawn and breaking his right femur.
2020-07-06	Sandyville	Ohio	Willoughby Supply	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell approximately 12 feet from a garage roof after loading shingles. The fall occurred as the employee was transitioning from the roof to a conveyor used to descend the roof. The employee sustained a broken right hip and was hospitalized.
2020-06-02	Lincoln	Nebraska	Roofing Service Company	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was installing shingles on a roof and fell 30 feet from the roof to the ground. The employee suffered two fractured wrists and injuries to the mouth.
2020-04-09	Denton	Texas	American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was grabbing pieces of OSB board from a stack and placing them on top of shingle pallets. Four or five pieces fell, one at a time, and a corner of a piece struck the employee on the toe resulting in a fractured toe.
2020-04-07	Gypsum	Colorado	Westco Fabrication, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a machine to bend metal ridge cap shingles. The machine's dies closed on his right hand and crushed the fingers. The ring finger was surgically amputated, as were the middle and little fingertips.
2020-03-26	Cocoa	Florida	LONESTAR KER CORP	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was replacing shingles on a roof. The employee tripped over the hose for a nail gun and fell to the stone ground 8 feet below, suffering three broken ribs and a cut to the head.
2020-02-25	Raymore	Missouri	SRS Distribution	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading shingles at a new construction job site. While trying to release a crane hook on the delivery vehicle, his left hand was caught in a pinch point between a spring loaded shackle and the track it rests on. The employee sustained partial amputations of the left middle and ring fingers.
2020-02-17	Jacksonville	Florida	Townsend Roofing and Construction Services, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
On February 17, 2020, an employee was replacing a shingle roof on a three-story apartment building when his left foot slipped out from under him and he fell off the roof onto the ground. He was hospitalized for a fractured neck.
2019-08-07	Buda	Texas	Beacon Roofing Supply	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading bundles of shingles onto a two-story home when he lost his footing and fell to the lower surface. He suffered back and knee injuries.
2019-07-24	Coppell	Texas	Octavio Flores	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder with a pack of shingles when he fell off the ladder and landed on a pallet, injuring his back.
2019-06-19	Tallahassee	Florida	Exterior Specialties, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On June 19, 2019, an employee was operating a machine that carries shingles onto a roof when the belt came off. As he attempted to set the belt onto the machine's pulley, his right index finger was caught between the pulley and the belt, resulting in an amputation of his right index finger without bone loss. The machine was energized at the time of the incident.
2019-06-18	Lakeland	Florida	Sunniland Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dehydrated and suffered heat exhaustion while delivering shingle pallets to a roof.
2019-06-06	San Antonio	Texas	Mel Stevenson & Associates, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was struck by lightning while unloading shingles onto a residential roof. The employee sustained burns.
2019-04-30	Plattsburgh	New York	Lake Champlain Roofing, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to cut wooden shingles. The shingles kicked back and the employee's hand contacted the blade resulting in a laceration to the left index finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2019-04-26	Jacksonville	Florida	American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.	Pelvis	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was operating a forklift in the yard. After unloading a pallet of shingles, he headed towards his supervisor, set the forklift's brake on parking, and exited the forklift. The forklift rolled forward and pinned him between his forklift and his supervisor's parked forklift. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
2019-04-24	Winter Springs	Florida	ABC Supply Co., Inc.	Wrist(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was on a roof, offloading shingles and accessories from a conveyor. As he turned from the conveyor to the material stack, his wrist came in contact with a roof vent on the top of a shingle stack. He suffered a laceration to a ligament in the wrist.
2019-04-09	Daingerfield	Texas	ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was lacing up on a roofing shingle maker. The machine caught the employee's hand, peeling off the skin from his left index finger to his left little finger.
2019-02-26	Berwyn	Pennsylvania	Fine Cedar Siding LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on an extension ladder, using a metal crowbar to remove shingles from near a second-story window on an outside detached garage. The ladder slipped from under him and he fell, landing on the black asphalt driveway in front of the garage. He suffered an injury to his back and was hospitalized.
2019-02-14	Miami	Florida	Florida Mytech Roofing, Inc.	Thoracic region	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
On February 14, 2019, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was stepping off a ladder onto a low slope roof approximately 10 feet in height. He stepped onto a section of rotten plywood covered with asphalt shingles which gave way and he fell to the ground below. The employee injured his upper back and was hospitalized.
2018-09-12	Cypress	Texas	Beacon Roofing Supply	Head and neck	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was delivering shingles to a customer on the roof of a house. The employee fell from the roof edge, landing on the ground 12 feet below and suffering injuries to the nose and cervical vertebrae.
2018-08-31	Sarasota	Florida	Florida Southern Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc	Jaw, chin	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing shingles on an approximately 8-foot-high roof when the employee fell from the roof onto a concrete wall, suffering a lacerated lip and fractured jaw.
2018-08-28	Saint Cloud	Florida	PETERSENDEAN ROOFING AND SOLAR SYSTEMS, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing starter shingles on a single-story home. He fell from the roof to the ground, about 10 feet below. He suffered internal bleeding and fractures, and was hospitalized.
2018-07-10	Orlando	Florida	SRS Distribution	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was transporting shingles onto a roof and became dehydrated. He suffered heat illness symptoms and was hospitalized.
2018-06-19	Cranston	Rhode Island	Greene Construction Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing shingle siding from a scaffold when he fell through the guardrails to the ground below, fracturing his vertebrae, pelvis, and arm.
2018-05-30	Glenmoore	Pennsylvania	Forest Ridge Builders, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending a ladder from a roof where he had been removing shingles. The ladder, which was set on a tarp on the ground, slid and the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right ankle fracture and two fractured vertebrae.
2018-05-21	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	Gulf Eagle Supply Company	Arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was in the back of a flat bed boom truck handing shingles to another employee when he lost his balance, fell on a wooden pallet, and broke his right arm. He was hospitalized.
2018-05-16	Meigs	Georgia	Strickland's Roofing LLC	Head	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a pneumatic nail gun to install asphalt shingles on a residential roof when the nail gun brushed his head and was triggered, shooting a nail into his head. He was hospitalized.
2018-05-12	Orlando	Florida	OVIEDO ROOFING ENTERPRISES, INC.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was ripping off shingles from a single-story residential re-roofing project when the employee stepped on a piece of loose felt and slipped from the roof, falling to the ground and injuring the right elbow.
2018-05-01	Jacksonville	Alabama	Gamecock Village complex	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing shingles from a ladder when the employee fell 20 feet to the ground, fracturing the left wrist and left arm.
2018-03-27	Zephyrhills	Florida	SCOTT BLACKMAN ROOFING, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While tearing shingles off a roof, an employee fell about 14 feet, 9 inches to the ground, suffering breathing difficulty.
2018-03-07	Houston	Texas	Francisco Miranda	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was replacing shingles and roofing paper on a residential home when he tripped on the roofing paper and fell about 15 to 20 feet through a skylight cutout hole to the concrete floor. He injured his head and fractured his nose, cheekbones, neck, and right arm.
2017-10-12	Streamwood	Illinois	Aftermath Services LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a step ladder while arranging a plywood covering to protect the asphalt shingles of a townhouse roof. The plywood slid down the slope of the roof and struck the employee, knocking the employee off the step ladder to the concrete ground. The employee suffered a head injury, concussion, and brain hemorrhage, requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-04	Commerce City	Colorado	Roofline Supply and Delivery	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift when his right hand was caught and pinched between the forklift and a stationary skid of asphalt shingles.
2017-09-18	Akron	New York	Chittenden & Dylag LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On 9/18/2017, an employee was installing a residential roof and tearing off layers of the roof's pitch. While throwing a bundle of shingles to the ground, the employee fell about 17 feet to the ground, injuring the wrist and lower back. Fall protection was not used at the time of the incident.
2017-08-15	Birmingham	Alabama	R.H. Service LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing roof shingles when he fell to the ground, injuring his spine.
2017-08-11	New Cumberland	Pennsylvania	Donald B Smith Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On August 11, 2017, at 8:30 a.m., an employee was dismounting a ladder onto a roof when the metal shingle that he stepped on detached and he fell 15 feet to the ground, fracturing his lower lumbar, cervical spine, and three ribs. He was hospitalized.
2017-07-20	Jacksonville	Florida	J. Sterling Quality Roofing, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were installing shingles on a new house when they were struck by lighting. They were hospitalized with burns.
2017-06-05	Omaha	Nebraska	Mel Stevenson & Associates, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While staging shingles on the roof of a single-story residential house, an employee slipped and fell off the roof along the front of the house. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and vertebra and was hospitalized.
2017-03-30	Fults	Illinois	Shake and Shingle	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
The injured employee was loading bundles of shingles onto a conveyor and sending them up to his partner who was stocking the bundles on the roof. The injured employee stepped onto the pallet to reach for the last bundle and the wood pallet broke. The injured employee lost his balance and fell off the truck bed to the concrete driveway below resulting in a fractured left heel.
2017-03-21	Peachtree City	Georgia	CERTAINTEED	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing maintenance on a shingle manufacturing machine when his right ankle and two right-hand fingers were burned by hot asphalt.
2017-03-08	Deland	Florida	Roofing Pioneers, LLC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
The injured employee was moving an anchor point to a different position to continue adding shingles when he fell 10 feet from the roof of a three-story building to the flat roof of the second floor resulting in a head injury and hospitalization. The employee's lanyard was detached from the anchor point at the time.
2017-03-06	Fayetteville	Arkansas	HARNESS ROOFING, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was replacing shingles on a steep pitched roof. As he was walking across the roof, he slipped and fell approximately 12 feet. The employee's fall protection was not hooked to the anchor point at the time.
2017-02-21	Colorado Springs	Colorado	BluSky Restoration Contractor, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell 18 feet from an apartment complex roof while installing shingles, breaking two right-side ribs.
2017-02-16	Oconomowoc	Wisconsin	BCI Exteriors inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on an extension ladder installing shingles on the roof. The employee was using a nail gun when the hose became tangled. The employee pulled on the hose and fell approximately 5 to 6 feet from the ladder to the ground, breaking vertebrae.
2017-02-03	Ardmore	Oklahoma	Atlas Roofing Corporation	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was hand feeding a shingle sheet between two rolls. The sheet pulled the employee's right hand between the rolls resulting in a tendon injury and swollen hand.
2017-01-19	Palm Coast	Florida	Professional Sunshine Roofing, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was performing a roof inspection. He was taking photos when he slipped on wet shingles and fell into an empty concrete pool below, breaking his left arm and left ankle.
2017-01-17	South Portland	Maine	Above and Beyond LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting shingles with a manual shingle cutter and amputated the left index fingertip.
2016-09-20	Omaha	Nebraska	American Family Mutual Insurance Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing onto a roof from the ladder. His foot slipped on the granules from the roof shingles and he fell 10 feet. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured L4 vertebrae and a torn ACL.
2016-09-15	San Antonio	Texas	ProDrivers	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While loading shingles on a mobile conveyor, an employee became overheated and experienced heat stress.
2016-09-08	Collbran	Colorado	Saenz Roofing, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
On September 8, 2016, an employee fell to the ground while pulling shingles off a roof, breaking bones.
2016-08-15	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	Vincent Jones Roofing, Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was kneeling and nailing shingles on a roof when a nail struck his right knee. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2016-08-02	Claremore	Oklahoma	Southern Shingles Roofing Materials and Supplies	Whole body	Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee drove off the road while delivering shingles with a forklift. The forklift overturned and crushed the employee.
2016-07-26	Idaho Falls	Idaho	Franklin Building Supply, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was delivering a pallet of roof shingles to a low-sloped roof using a boom truck with a fork attachment. The pallet of roof shingles slipped off of the forks and crashed through the roof to the interior of the home. The employee was knocked/dragged into the hole along with the pallet. He fell approximately 20 feet to the lower surface and was hospitalized with two broken ribs.
2016-07-13	Troy	Missouri	ARROWHEAD BUILDING SUPPLY	Brain	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was hospitalized for a possible concussion after falling from a two story roof while stocking shingles.
2016-07-13	Gainesville	Florida	Gainesville Roofing & Co., Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a 6/12 pitch roof tearing off shingles from a single story residence. The employee was wearing a harness and attached to a lanyard that was anchored on the roof. At the time of the incident, the employee was preparing to get off the roof and disconnected his lanyard from the harness. He was transitioning to the ladder and lost his footing falling 6 to 8 feet to the ground below. The employee fractured a bone in his back and was admitted to the hospital.
2016-07-11	Longwood	Florida	E.H. Engelmeier Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., Inc.	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While removing asphalt shingles near the chimney area on a pitched, single-story residential roof approximately 8 feet high, an employee became unstable and slipped, falling to the grass-covered ground area. He broke his leg and hip.
2016-05-26	Shreveport	Louisiana	Weir Oil and Gas	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee climbed a ladder to assess the next level of a metal roof. He stepped on a shingle and fell 8 feet through the roof to the ground, breaking his right index finger, left middle finger, right hip, and back.
2016-05-19	Omaha	Nebraska	Beacon Roofing Supply	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee attempted to catch a bundle of shingles that was about to fall off the truck's conveyor. When he did this, he lost his balance placing his hand in a pinch point and amputating a portion of his right thumb.
2016-04-15	Hampton	Georgia	ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION	Neck and back	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
The employee was going to address a mechanical or electrical problem that occurred and caused some shingles to fall onto the floor. The employee went to pick up the shingles on the floor and when he stood up, he struck his head on the conveyor resulting in neck and back injuries.
2016-04-08	Little Elm	Texas	Aurelio Martines	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was installing shingles on a two-story house when the employee lost their footing and fell, suffering a broken back and two broken hands.
2016-02-22	Bismarck	North Dakota	Front Street Millwork and Lumber	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell 20 feet from a roof while delivering shingles to a customer site, suffering blunt trauma.
2016-02-03	Moline	Illinois	Roof Depot, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee unloading shingles from a truck suffered a fall that lacerated the spleen and required hospitalization.
2016-01-06	East Rutherford	New Jersey	Allied Building Products, Corp.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on the bed of a truck and was attempting to position a V-Board. The employee stepped over shingle skids to strap the load down and fell sideways off the truck, fracturing ribs.
2015-10-21	Niceville	Florida	Holloway Roofing Unlimited, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was nailing shingles at the edge of the roof of a new one story house when he lost his footing, fell 8 feet to the ground, and landed on a pile of wood. The employee was not wearing fall protective equipment. He was hospitalized with six broken ribs.
2015-10-12	Milan	Ohio	CERTAINTEED CORP.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell 36 inches off a pallet of shingles resulting in a fractured ankle that required hospitalization.
2015-09-28	Port Saint Lucie	Florida	TRADE WINDS ROOFING, INC.	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was installing asphalt shingles when he accidently shot himself in the foot with his nail gun.
2015-08-26	Seffner	Florida	Suncoast Roofers Supply	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell approximately 8 feet from the roof while delivering roofing shingles and broke a leg.
2015-08-26	Wilmette	Illinois	CPS Group, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was replacing a missing shingle on the cedar shake roof of a 2-story residence. He stepped on a loose shingle, slipped, and fell 20 feet to a cobblestoned area of ground below. He sustained three cracked vertebrae and a bruised lung.
2015-07-30	Loxley	Alabama	ABC Supply Co., Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee accessed the roof to attach his fall protection at the peak so he could start loading shingles. He stepped on a toe board, which dislodged and caused him to fall 10 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a back injury.
2015-06-19	Newtown Square	Pennsylvania	Berlin Builders, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing shingles on a roof approximately 20 feet above ground level. The employee fell and was hospitalized. Fall protection was in place at the time.
2015-04-10	Orlando	Florida	Andrew Peet Inc	Hand(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was installing roof shingles with a nail gun when he tripped over a lanyard and fell onto his hand. The nail gun in the opposite hand landed on his hand, and a nail entered his hand and struck his bone.
2015-03-12	Belleville	Illinois	ABC Supply Co, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell approximately 3.5 to 4 feet from the bed of a shingle delivery truck to the ground and was hospitalized overnight.
2015-02-28	Grand Junction	Colorado	Saenz Roofing, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee performing roofing work fell approximately 12 feet. He was laying down substrate at the time of the accident in preparation for the placement of roof shingles.
2015-02-24	Leesburg	Florida	ABC Supply Co. Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 2/25/2015, an employee's left index finger was caught in a conveyor belt that was being used to move shingles to a rooftop and crushed but not severed.