Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201172376 - Employee Killed in Fall Through Fiberglass Panel

Accident Summary Nr: 201172376 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 10/31/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120144134	11/01/2002	1542	922160	Frazier Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On October 31, 2002, Employee #1, a construction worker, was inspecting work on the metal roof of a carport-like structure containing several fiberglass panels. For unknown reasons, Employee #1 fell 14 feet through one of the fiberglass panels to the slab below. No witnesses observed the incident. Medical assistance was called. The city of Sacramento Fire Department responded and transported Employee #1 to University of California-Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. Employee #1 died on November 1.

Keywords: ROOF, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2	5	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120144134			Fatality	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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