Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111873.015 - Employee falls and breaks leg when roof rafter collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 111873.015 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 11/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1366567.015	12/14/2018		238160	West Oahu Roofing Inc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on November 9, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was on the roof of a one-story residential structure and demolishing the last of the roof sheathing. He was standing on a roof rafter when the rafter collapsed. The employee fell and impacted the hard surface. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured right thighbone (femur).

Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Demolition, Dismantling, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Leg, Material Handling, Rafter, Residential Construction, Roof, Roofer, Structural Collapse, Thigh, Wood Panel

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Demolition			1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1366567.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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