Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201612058 - Employee Injured In Fall From Elevation

Accident Summary Nr: 201612058 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 10/23/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303357560	10/25/2000	1542	0	Parker Buildings Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303357537	10/25/2000	7363	0	Brown & Dunton Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were putting on the vapor barrier prior to installing the metal roof for a pole building when the 2-in.-by-6-in. wood purlin (horizontal timber supporting rafters of a roof) Employee #1 was standing on snapped causing him to fall approximately 22 ft to the sand floor. The coworker did not fall. Both employees were on the trusses without fall protection. Employee #1 suffered a broken hip and pelvis and was hospitalized.

Keywords: RAFTER, HIP, FRACTURE, TRUSS, ROOF, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303357560			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)
2	303357537					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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