Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170359228 - Employee injured in fall through roof hatch opening

Accident Summary Nr: 170359228 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/18/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120271242	03/18/1999	1761	0	Roejack Roofing Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a journeyman roofer with 22 years of experience, was using a felt-laying machine to apply roofing felt on a tilt-up building under construction. He was walking backward and pulling the machine when he stepped into a 30 in. x 36 in. unguarded roof hatch opening and fell approximately 34 ft onto the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered multiple injuries to his back, femur, and ribs, and a bruised lung. Paramedics were called and he was transported to a local trauma center. The company was cited for a violation of T8CCR 1632(d), for not guarding the roof opening.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, ROOF, WORK RULES, BACK, ROOFER, FALL, ROOF OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD, UNGUARDED, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120271242			Hospitalized injury	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 34 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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