Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200841591 - Employee injured in fall from roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200841591 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 06/21/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309288629	06/22/2007	1629	236210	Rednour Steel Erectors Incorporated
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309288611	06/22/2007	1542	236220	Brinkmann Constructors

Abstract: On June 21, 2007, Employee #1, an iron worker, was walking backward on a roof while positioning an angle iron in preparation for making connections. He accidentally walked off the flat, leading edge of the roof and fell approximately 20 ft, striking a heavy angle iron. Employee #1 suffered severe head trauma and multiple fractures. He was wearing a full body harness with lanyard, but there were no attachment points to which he could tie off or anchor himself.

Keywords: HEAD, IRON WORKER, WORK RULES, WALKING BACKWARD, TIE-OFF, FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309288629			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	309288611					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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