Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200380418 - Employee Killed When Struck By Falling Object

Accident Summary Nr: 200380418 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 12/04/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303707145	12/05/2001	1751	0	Sacramento Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: Two workers were assigned the task of removing fly rafters that had been installed improperly. A fly rafter (or floating rafter, is located on the exterior of the building, facing the roof end which resembles a triangle, the fly rafter is attached at the bottom (or eave) and extended to the top (or peak) of the building. The fly rafter has little structural support, hence the name fly, hanging in the air. The fly rafter is constructed with four 2-in. by 4-in. by 12-ft boards covered with a 0.5-in. OSB sheathing attached at the gable end. The workers accessed the roof and began to cut the sheathing away from the fly rafters with a circular saw. After the cut was completed, the fly rafter dropped because it was too heavy for them to hold. The workers did intend to drop it. The fly rafter hit the ground and struck Employee #1 in the back of the head. Employee #1 knew the coworkers were on the roof, yet walked out of a doorway directly underneath them. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, RAFTER, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303707145			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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