Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201507092 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Plywood Floor

Accident Summary Nr: 201507092 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310056833	12/08/2006	1521	236115	Debernardi Development

Abstract: On December 1, 2006, Employee #1 was on the roof deck of a building structure that was being renovated. He was assigned by his foreman to finish cutting the roof deck that had previously been started by the foreman, so that a floor hole could be created for a roof drain. While locating the area to cut, Employee #1 fell through the roof deck that had been weakened by the previous cutting. He fell approximately 18 feet to a lower level plywood floor and suffered fractured ribs, kidney lacerations, kidney contusions, and a lung contusion. He was hospitalized for six days. Further investigation revealed that there was no cover, barricade, or marking to prevent Employee #1 from walking into the previously cut area.

Keywords: DECKING, FRACTURE, ROOF DECKING, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, FLOOR OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310056833			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 32 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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