Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201085594 - Employee Sustains Concussions from Fall Through Roof Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201085594 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/11/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119983716	11/19/2004	1751	238130	Stokes Construction

Abstract: On June 11, 2004, Employee #1 was working for a building framing contractor. He was on the roof nailing a parapet wall. At the same time, a plumbing contractor on the project had made a 2-ft by 2-ft opening in the roof for installing a drain pipe in the roof. Employee #1, moving backward on the roof as he nailed the parapet wall, did not notice the opening and fell through it. He fell approximately 12 ft and hit his head and back on some 2-in. pipe lying on the floor. He sustained head and back injuries and was taken to University Medical Center Hospital in Fresno, CA. He was hospitalized for his concussions.

Keywords: HEAD, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, FALL, CONCUSSION, ROOF OPENING, WALKING BACKWARD

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119983716			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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