Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200020691 - Employee injured when knocked off roof by flying plywood

Accident Summary Nr: 200020691 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 12/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300028016	12/19/1997	1761	0	William Rauh & Son, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on December 19, 1997, Employee #1 was working near the edge of a roof that was protected only by a 6 3/4 in. tall curb parapet. At the same time, a truck crane between 10 and 13 ft away was being used to hoist an overloaded hydraulic dumpster over the roof. The dumpster turned as it was being raised and a piece of plywood slipped out of the top. It was very windy and the board was blown about before it fell, striking Employee #1 on the head. Dazed, he then apparently stumbled over the edge of the roof, flipped, and fell approximately 17 ft onto a tarp-covered concrete sidewalk. Employee #1 was transported to University Hospital in Newark, NJ, where he was treated for injuries to his elbow, head, buttocks, and neck, and then released. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat. In addition, the debris removal operation was not being supervised by the company foreman or vice-president, both of whom were also working on the roof.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, HARD HAT, ROOF, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300028016			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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