Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170381206 - Employee injures head in fall through roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170381206 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 02/10/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125498865	04/12/1999	1522	0	Lin Hop Constructions, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on February 10, 1999, Employee #1, the company president, was on the roof joists at a construction site in San Francisco, inspecting the work of his employees. Ice had formed overnight and he slipped and fell through a roof opening onto the third floor. Employee #1 suffered head injuries, for which he was hospitalized. His brother heard the accident and went to help him while coworkers called emergency services. Employee #1 was taken to San Francisco General Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, HEAD, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, FROZEN, ROOF OPENING, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Other		Under $50,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125498865			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Management related occupations, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 36 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Connecting Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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