Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201633179 - Employee injured in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201633179 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 09/27/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305561359	09/30/2002	1521	0	Builders Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on September 27, 2002, Employee #1 was on a roof, tearing off a length of sheet metal roofing material. Employee #1 was having a difficult time removing the piece because of the glue securing it so he unhooked his fall protection harness from the inertia reel to gain a better position. Employee #1 resumed working on the sheet metal when he slipped and fell approximately 28 ft through the roof hole he had created onto the concrete floor inside the building. Employee #1 sustained fractures to his C1 through C7 vertebrae, a fractured hip, a severely damaged spinal cord, and two skull fractures. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305561359			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 28 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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