Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100363.015 - Employee installing roof falls and fractures wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 100363.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1274249.015	10/30/2017		236210	Bahena Construction Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on October 27, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in roofing work at a one-story commercial building site. He was walking along a two by four wood board inside the roof trusses when the board broke. Employee #1 fell to the concrete floor below, a fall height of approximately 18 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured wrist and a broken tooth.

Keywords: Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Roof, Structural Collapse, Truss, Walking On Plank, Walking Surface, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1274249.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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