Keith Tilden Roofing Company dba Tilden Roofing Co., Inc.
Other fall to lower level unspecified · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Keith Tilden Roofing Company dba Tilden Roofing Co., Inc., 347 Ruby St, CLARENDON HILLS, ILLINOIS 60514
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to secure the top of their ladder when they slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in a back injury.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
More severe injuries at Keith Tilden Roofing Company dba Tilden Roofing Co., Inc.
An employee was preparing to come down from a roof. He disconnected his harness from the rope to exit the roof and then lost his footing and fell to the ground. The employee sustained broken bones in their right arm above the elbow.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 238160)
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was standing on a multi-purpose ladder installing head flashing over a window. Their feet were approximately 6 feet off the ground and three rungs from the top. The employee lost their grip on the drill they were using and the ladder tipped over. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist, bruised chest, and lacerations to their face and lip.
An employee fell through a hole in the ceiling and suffered injuries to his side and right arm. When he fell, a piece of concrete fell with him and struck his arm. He was hospitalized.
An employee was laying glue on the corner of a three-story commercial flat roof to apply new thermoplastic polyolefin roofing material. He lost his balance and fell at least 35 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee sustained fractures.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.