Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201090719 - Employee injured in fall through roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201090719 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 04/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126205459	04/24/1997	1761	0	T. L. Construction

Abstract: At approximately 9:18 a.m. on April 15, 1997, Employee #1 was on the roof of the Ethan Allen building. He stepped onto a 2 by 6 joist that was also holding between 10 and 15 pieces of plywood, each of which weighed 20 lb. The combined weight of Employee #1 and the plywood was too much for the joist to support. The joist failed and Employee #1 and the plywood fell 20 ft through the roof. He landed on cement, sustaining rib and shoulder injuries. The employer was cited for failure to notify the OSHA division of the accident, and for a live load hazard.

Keywords: JOIST, ROOF, SHOULDER, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126205459			Hospitalized injury	Dislocation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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