Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170765002 - Employee injured in fall from roof joist

Accident Summary Nr: 170765002 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/08/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125510966	10/09/1998	1541	0	Hubbard Structures, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was framing an awning/roof structure and was walking on top of the joists when a joist hanger screw failed. He fell approximately 18 ft with the joist, landing on a concrete slab. Employee #1 sustained a fractured left foot and wrist, and a fractured right tibia and fibula. No form of fall protection was in use at the time of the accident. The employer was cited for a serious accident-related violation.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING ON BEAM, LEG, UNSTABLE POSITION, WRIST

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		25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125510966			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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