Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201041084 - Employee injured after fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201041084 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 04/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305453474	05/16/2002	1761	0	Dawn Framing, Inc.

Abstract: On April 8, 2002, Employee #1 fell through a roof opening after removing its cover. Employee #1 and a safety monitor were working to construct a "cricket" fence on the roof of the Golf Cart Maintenance building being constructed. Employee #1 removed a sheet of plywood covering a square opening 36-in. wide, in place for future air conditioning ducts. After removing the cover Employee #1 backed into and fell through the opening 13 feet to the ground floor. Employee #1 sustained a strained back and a laceration on his right arm. Employee #1's primary language was Spanish and he spoke very little English. The primary language at the worksite was English but the Foreman spoke Spanish. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, LACERATION, FALL, ARM, ROOF OPENING, SPRAIN

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	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305453474			Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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