Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201798881 - Employee Sustains Head Injury in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201798881 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/05/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301332862	08/10/2004	1751	238130	First Class Construction

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on August 5, 2004, Employee #1, a carpenter, and two coworkers of the First Class Construction were working at a new construction site. Employee #1 was using a staple gun to sheet the roofing. Employee #1 was facing West and was working from South to North, when he failed to notice an uncovered skylight opening. Employee #1 fell 12 ft to the concrete floor. He sustained head trauma and was hospitalized in USC Medical Center for 13 days. Employee #1 did not receive any safety training.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, STAPLING MACHINE, HEAD, ROOF, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, CONCUSSION

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	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301332862			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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