Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200802411 - Employee Suffers Multiple Injuries in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200802411 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 02/17/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313132201	02/17/2010	1541	236220	Stevens Construction Corp.

Abstract: On February 18, 2010 an employee was working from a sixth story roof removing plywood forms. Employee A was working from the roof handing down material to two other employees (B and C) in a lift. All three employees had fall protection in place. Employee A had a harness with a retractable lifeline. Employees B and C had harnesses on and were tied off to he articulating boom platform. Employee A fell over the edge of the roof and free fell 17' before the retractable engaged and snapped. Employee A then fell 45' to the ground below. Employee A was wearing his harness and retractable in accordance to the manufactures specifications. The employee did perform a test prior to wearing the harness and retractable before it failed. The employee suffered and broken pelvis and a detached aorta.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, PPE, PELVIS, ROOFER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	6	64

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	313132201			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 64 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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