Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201079076 - Employee Falls Through Compromised Roofing Material

Accident Summary Nr: 201079076 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/23/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315348821	05/31/2013	1751	238130	Interiors Experts General Builders Inc

Abstract: On May 23, 2013 at approximately 6:15 a.m., Employee #1 of Interior Experts General Builders, Inc. was seriously injured when he stepped on and broke through a sheet of weakened MDF plywood, falling approximately 20-feet to the ground below. Employee #1 and a coworker were carrying a portable air compressor across the building's rooftop when the accident occurred. Four employees of Expert General Builders, Inc. had just arrived to work that morning and were preparing to begin their job assignment of removing and replacing pre-identified sections of damaged wood. Employee #1 sustained injuries to a leg and wrist, and was transported by paramedics to a nearby hospital.

Keywords: ROOF, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, LEG, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315348821			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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