Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201110566 - Employee injured in fall from roof edge

Accident Summary Nr: 201110566 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/18/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112175112	07/18/1997	1791	0	Welding Unlimited

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on July 18, 1997, Employee #1, age 16, of Six Flags Magic Mountain, and two coworkers were halfway through installing a roof on a warehouse under construction. Employee #1 and one coworker were at the apex of the roof, aligning and positioning roof components, when he stepped onto the unsheeted portion and fell 23 ft 4 in. from the unguarded roof edge to the ground. He was transported by paramedics to Henry Mayo Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for three weeks.

Keywords: GUARDRAIL, INSTALLING, ROOF, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UNGUARDED, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	112175112			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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