Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201701844 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Metal Roof Deck

Accident Summary Nr: 201701844 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 08/06/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308137843	08/08/2005	1791	238120	Meridian Steel Erectors Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308137835	08/08/2005	1542	236220	Engineered Structures Inc

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 a.m. on August 6, 2005, Employee #1 was using a gasoline powered saw to cut holes in a metal roof deck for the installation of skylights or vents when a section of the roof gave way, causing him to fall approximately 22 feet to the concrete floor. He was transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston, OR, where he was hospitalized and treated for pelvic fractures.

Keywords: SAW, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, SKYLIGHT, FRACTURE, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, PELVIS, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	22

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308137843			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 22 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	308137835					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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