Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201490414 - Employee injured in fall from roof when panel gives way

Accident Summary Nr: 201490414 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310825039	03/19/2008	1791	238120	J A Sanders Construction

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 9, 2007, Employee #1, an iron worker for J.A. Sanders Construction, was installing roof panels on a prefabricated metal building. He was crossing over the apex of the roof when he stepped on the unsupported leading edge of one of the panels and it collapsed from under him. Employee #1 fell 17 ft through the 5 ft opening between the apex purlin and the next down-hill purlin, landing on a concrete floor. He was transported to the Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, CA, for treatment of a fractured skull, fractured vertebrae, and a fractured wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, IRON WORKER, UNSECURED PANEL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF PANEL

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	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310825039			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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