Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201352630 - Employee falls from roof and is fatally injured.

Accident Summary Nr: 201352630 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 11/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306754177	11/16/2004	1751	238130	Panhandle Construction L.L.C.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306754250	11/16/2004	1521	236115	Koehnamann Construction Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306754268	11/16/2004	1751	238130	Robbie Holman Construction

Abstract: On October 29, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were decking the roof of the third story of a duplex housing unit. Another coworker was standing on the second floor wooden deck; his job was to pass plywood sheathing to Employee #1 and his coworker on the third story level. The crew had already placed sheathing on three sides of the hip roof. While standing on the decked portion of the roof, Employee #1 received a piece of 5/8-in. thick, 48 in. by 77 in. plywood board from his coworker on the second story level. During this exchange, Employee #1 lost his balance, fell on the second story deck and then to a concrete patio. Employee #1 was taken to a hospital, where he was placed on a life support system. On November 1, 2004, Employee #1 was removed from the life support system and died. His cause of death was listed as multiple blunt trauma. His injuries included fractures of his T-10 vertebral body, ribs and left wrist, and laceration to his left lung. A 2-in. by 4-in. slide guard, 1.5 in. high, had been placed as a fall protection device.

Keywords: DECKING, LUNG, LACERATION, RIB, LOST BALANCE, FRACTURE, ROOF, FALL, VERTEBRA, WRIST

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	3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306754177	Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	306754250			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	306754268			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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