Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201103140 - Employee Suffers Multiple Fractures in Fall Through Roof Pan

Accident Summary Nr: 201103140 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/24/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125746743	02/19/2003	1791	238120	Modern Steel Structures

Abstract: On August 24, 2002, Employee #1, an ironworker, was on the roof of a one-story steel building, learning the process for installing skylights by observing two coworkers. They were pulling out nails from the sheet metal roof panels, which is a necessary step prior to installing the skylights. Employee #1 walked over an unnailed sheet of roofing material and it gave way. He fell 17 ft to the first floor and suffered a fractured left arm, a fractured left leg, and a fractured right ankle. He was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ROOF, UNSECURED, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, ARM, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125746743			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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