Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200032001 - Employee paralyzed in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200032001 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 09/05/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306000886	09/11/2003	1761	238390	Area Construction Trades, Inc.

Abstract: On September 5, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker, were landing bundles of metal decking on the roof. After landing a bundle of decking the chokers were released and the crane was signaled to rise, one of the chokers caught the bundle causing it to shift. When the bundle shifted, the employee lost his balance and fell 18 ft to the ground. Employee #1 was paralyzed from the chest down and hospitalized. There was fall protection on the site; however, the foreman did not make its use a requirement.

Keywords: INSTALLING, ROOF, FALL, LOST BALANCE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306000886			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Hoisting Bundles Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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