Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201117868 - Employee fractures pelvis in fall from top plate

Accident Summary Nr: 201117868 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120314711	10/14/2004	1521	236115	Paul Nagy Construction

Abstract: On June 30, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were constructing a 3.3-million-dollar home overlooking the Pacific Ocean. At the time of accident, the foreman was on the first floor somewhere in the home. Employee #1 and the coworker were working on the roof joists on the second floor ready to put up roof trusses. Employee #1 saw a shear panel protruding about 0.25 in. above the top plate and was going to chisel it off for proper placement of the roof truss. For unknown reasons, Employee #1 lost consciousness and fell 22 ft to the ground. He fractured his pelvis and was hospitalized. No fall protection was provided or issued to the employees.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, JOIST, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST CONTROL, WORK SURFACE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120314711			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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