Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170608061 - Employee's spleen ruptures in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 170608061 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/24/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119805125	06/16/1995	5211	0	Payless Cashways: Lumberjack Bldg Material

Abstract: Employee #1 had been employed in the lumberyard operations of LumberJack, a large building material and hardware dealer, for several months. As of April 24, 1995, he had no rooftop delivery experience and had not completed the employees' video/workbook training program for rooftop delivery. Employee #1 accessed the roof by a ladder and was standing nearby while a coworker respotted a truck-mounted elevating conveyor. Employee #1 slipped on loose roof granules and slid/rolled off the roof approximately 9 ft to the ground. He suffered a ruptured spleen and was hospitalized more than 24 hours. The employer was cited for a violation of T8CCR 3203(a)(7)(c), training.

Keywords: DELIVERY WORK, ROOF, SPLEEN, WORK RULES, SLIP, RUPTURE, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119805125			Hospitalized injury	Other	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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