Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200960755 - Employee Injured In Fall When Knocked From Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 200960755 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 03/26/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127381564	03/26/1997	1791	0	L R Willson & Sons, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on March 26, 1997, Employee #1 was on the roof of a building at a construction site when a gust of wind lifted up an unsecured piece of sheet metal decking. The panel struck Employee #1 on his lower left leg and ankle, knocking him 28 to 30 ft off the roof. He landed on a concrete floor and sustained multiple injuries. Employee #1 was flown to the Shock Trauma Center of University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, MD. At the time this report was written, he was in critical but stable condition. Employee #1 was not using any form of protection, and the roof was not equipped with a guardrail.

Keywords: high wind, guardrail, roof, roof decking, unsecured panel, work rules, fall, fall protection, struck by, flying 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	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127381564			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Placing bridge girders and beams Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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