Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200740843 - Two employees injured when roof collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200740843 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 05/16/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304460157	05/17/2001	1795	0	The Aulson Company Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working on a roof. A Garlock roof scrapper was being operated by another worker. The roof of the building was made up of individual concrete panels 2-ft by 8-ft. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were assisting in the removal of roofing material that the scraper was lifting up. They were both standing on one concrete panel waiting to lift material off of the scraper when the panel snapped. They both fell and landed feet first sustaining fractured and broken pelvis bones. Employee #1 and Employee #2 were hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, COLLAPSE, PELVIS, ROOFER, FALL, CONCRETE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304460157			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	304460157			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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