Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201180346 - Employee fractures ribs in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201180346 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 07/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125493296	07/24/2000	1751	0	G M Construction Co

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on July 20, 2000, Employee #1, the sole owner of GM Construction Company, was walking around the flat roof of a building, observing the progress of construction. He stepped onto a piece of unsecured plywood and fell 8 ft through an opening onto the floor of the mezzanine. Employee #1 sustained two fractured ribs and was transported to San Francisco General Hospital for treatment.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, FRACTURE, ROOF, UNSECURED, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	4	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125493296			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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