Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201066008 - Two Employees Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201066008 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300792207	11/26/2002	1751	0	Pritchard Construction

Abstract: On November 20, 2002, Employees #1 and #2 of Pritchard Construction were injured when they fell through a roof that was under construction. They were installing a panelized roof on a new 21-foot-high retail building. One of the large 35 foot roof joists slipped out of the joist hanger and dropped to the ground causing a partial collapse of the corner of the roof. Employees #1 and #2 were standing on the roof when it failed. They fell to the ground and sustained fractures and lacerations. Employee #1 sustained a fractured wrist and Employee #2 sustained a fractured leg. They were transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla where they were hospitalized for their injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, ROOF, BUILDING, COLLAPSE, SLIP, LACERATION, FALL, LEG, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300792207			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	300792207			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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