Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201034188 - Employee Falls From Roof While Installing Metal Sheeting

Accident Summary Nr: 201034188 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 05/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300763687	05/07/2002	1541	0	Colorado Structures Inc Dba Csi Construction Co

Abstract: At approximately 1:25 p.m. on May 7, 2002, Employee #1 was installing metal sheeting on the roof of a new Wal-Mart. Employee #1 was a full-time iron worker for a construction company in Oregon. The site consisted of a 200,000 square foot building. Employee #1 and a coworker were installing the sheeting. A second coworker was the safety monitor for the controlled access zone. Each crew member was trained and had over four years experience. The accident occurred when Employee #1 was sliding a 15 foot by 3 foot steel sheet, pulling it backwards. Employee #1 passed the control line and fell 20 feet 5 inches off the unprotected edge of the roof. Employee #1 suffered from three broken ribs, lacerated liver, broken right forearm and a punctured lung. He was treated at the scene by the Long Beach Fire Department Paramedics and transferred to Long Beach Memorial Hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized for three days and underwent surgery for on right forearm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, ROOF, LIVER, RIB, FALL, ARM, PUNCTURE

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	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300763687			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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