Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170835631 - Employee Sustains Fractures and Ruptures Spleen in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 170835631 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/22/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125539502	08/22/2007	1541	236210	Andrews And Thornley Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 22, 2007, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working at a 100 year old winery that was undergoing renovations. He was moving his tools to the southwest end of the roof in preparation for installing the fascia board. Employee #1 had secured his lanyard to an anchorage point, and he slipped off the joist, landed in an unsupported area, and fell 30 feet through the roof to the ground. He suffered a fractured collarbone and neck, and ruptured his spleen. He was hospitalized for his fractures and the removal of his spleen.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SPLEEN, CARPENTER, COLLARBONE, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	37

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125539502			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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