Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201153889 - Employee injured in fall through opening in decking roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201153889 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/10/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119951457	10/04/2000	1791	0	Kcb Towers

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on August 10, 2000, Employee #1, of KCB Towers, was on a crew of four workers at a steel erection project. He was checking the size of the openings on a decking roof when, for some reason, he either slipped or tripped and fell 14 ft 6 in. through opening #79a, the 30 in. square hole for exhaust fan #2. Employee #1 landed on the concrete floor, sustaining multiple fractures. He was airlifted by paramedics to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for 12 days. The employer was cited for a regulatory violation of T8CCR 342(a), and for a serious violation of T8CCR 1632(b).

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, FRACTURE, BARRIER GUARD, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119951457			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Welders and cutters

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