Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201799343 - Employee fractures foot in fall from unguarded roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 201799343 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/09/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301334900	04/13/2005	1761	238160	Stc Holdings

Abstract: On April 9, 2005, Employee #1 was working at a construction site where a commercial building was being remodeled. The employee was working with a group of about ten, on the flat roof of the building. The curb was removed, which created a roof opening 53-in. by 54-in. The employee did not see the hole in the roof and fell 18 ft. His left foot was broken. Employee #1 was airlifted to USC Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for three weeks. The employee was not using fall protection and roof opening was not guarded by standard guardrails and toeboards.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301334900			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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