Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612075 - Employee Slips and Falls from a Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200612075 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 08/29/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306951922	08/29/2005	1791	238120	Rose Steel, Inc.

Abstract: On August 29, 2005, Employee #1 was stepping over a coworker to gain access to the other side of a beam. He placed his left foot on an unsecured joist and pushed off. The joist slide, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance, and he fell 12 ft to the deck. He sustained lacerations and a concussion and was hospitalized.

Keywords: UNSECURED PANEL, SLIP, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, FALL, CONCUSSION, UNSTABLE POSITION

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	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306951922			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Open Web Steel Joists-Welding/Bu Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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