Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201941200 - Employee Suffers A Concussion After Falling Through Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201941200 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 02/22/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120600234	02/24/1999	1799	0	Vuich Environmental

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on February 22, 1999, Employee #1, an asbestos contractor working on a job in Kahului, Hawaii, suffered a concussion when he fell 23 feet through a roof of a warehouse under renovation. Construction work is still being performed at the site and is approximately ten percent complete. The building had a flat roof, and the exterior was metal with wood roof beams. The building was approximately 25-years old. The building was approximately 200 feet long by 150 feet wide by 23 feet high. Employee #1 was working on the roof removing plywood that had asbestos. As he was removing the plywood, he fell through the roof. He suffered a concussion. Employee #1 was transported to Maui Memorial Hospital for treatments.

Keywords: ROOF, FALL, CONCUSSION, ASBESTOS

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120600234			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 23 feet Cause: Seawall construction, riprap placement Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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