Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201612959 - Employee Is Injured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201612959 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 08/10/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308459775	08/10/2005	1542	236220	Parker Buildings Inc

Abstract: On August 10, 2005, Employee #1, a carpenter, was walking the roof system purlins on a new pole building to secure the roof's vapor barrier. As Employee #1 traversed from eave to ridge and back to the opposite eave, a purlin broke and Employee #1 fell approximately 18 feet. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for a fractured wrist.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, ROOFER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WRIST

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	14

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308459775			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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