Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201631942 - Employee injured from fall through a hole in a roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201631942 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 06/13/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304611874	06/19/2001	1761	0	Pacific Roofing Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on June 13, 2001, Employee #1 was removing material from the surface of a roof, when another employee extracted a portion of the roof to recut it. The portion removed was a piece of plywood with dimension of 8 ft by 4 ft. Employee #1 did not observe the missing section and stepped into the gap. He fell approximately 26 ft to the concrete floor. The impact of his fall caused him to suffer factures to the bones of his clavicle, two ribs, and pelvis, a puncture of his right lung, and a laceration of his spleen. He was hospitalized for the injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, ROOF, SHOULDER, CLEANING, PELVIS, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	26

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304611874			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 26 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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