Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201159878 - Employee falls from the second story roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201159878 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/06/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120125026	09/06/2002	1751	0	Star Framing, Inc.

Abstract: At about 7:50 a.m. on June 6, 2002, Employee #1, a carpenter for a residential buildings framing and construction company, was cutting a 4-ft by 20-in. piece format from a 4-ft by 8-ft sheet of plywood with a Skil saw on a sloped roof. The cut piece struck his left foot causing Employee #1 to loose his balance. He fell 17 ft from the second story roof of a building under construction down through the unsheeted trusses. Employee #1 sustained serious back injuries.

Keywords: ROOF, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, SAW, FALL, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120125026			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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