Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171980 - Employee falls through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201171980 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/17/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125810291	07/09/2002	1542	0	Tom Hill Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, was preparing to cover a hole on the roof of a building after removing an air conditioning unit. The hole was approximately 52 inches square. A piece of 0.75-in. plywood was nailed to the ceiling to act as a register for the air conditioning unit. Employee #1 placed his feet on the plywood as he worked to fill in the hole. The plywood came loose and Employee #1, who was not wearing any fall protection, feet 12 ft. Employee #1 was hospitalized with fractures to his pelvis and a concussion.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125810291			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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