Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201703485 - Roofer Falls When Decking Panel Buckles

Accident Summary Nr: 201703485 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 06/12/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315926949	06/15/2012	1791	238120	Aaa Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 5:45 p.m. on June 12, 2012, a construction laborer, of Aaa Construction, Inc., Shelley, ID, was working on top of the "starter ring" of a new steel structure, a Quonset hut being constructed. He was placing tools and supplies for installing the initial roof decking. The panel he was standing on buckled. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 31 feet. He was hospitalized for treatment of an unspecified fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, RIGGING, INSTALLING, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, CONSTRUCTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315926949			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 31 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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