Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170840938 - Employee injured in fall when rafter breaks

Accident Summary Nr: 170840938 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/16/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119633477	08/17/2004	1751	238130	Richard Hancock Construction

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on August 16, 2004, Employee #1 was cutting rafter tails on the flat roof of the covered outside walkway of a school that was undergoing renovations during the summer. The 2 ft by 10 ft rafters were notched at the bottom so that they cleared a metal beam. Employee #1 was standing on the end of a rafter to cut it when the rafter broke at the notch and he fell 12 ft 10 in. to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured pelvis and three fractured ribs, for which he was hospitalized. He was wearing a safety harness and shock-absorbing lanyard, but it was not tied off to the lifeline.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RAFTER, PELVIS, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, TIE-OFF

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119633477			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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