Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201954872 - Employee Is Injured in Fall thru Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201954872 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 11/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310570809	11/20/2006	1795	238910	Rod Tomlinson

Abstract: On November 20, 2006, Employees #1 and a coworker were removing fiberglass roof panels that covered the indoor swimming pool area at a Best Western Hotel. They had been instructed to walk where the screw heads were visible because the screws were secured into the structural members of the steel framed building. Employee #1 was injured when he stepped through one of the fiberglass panels located at the peak of the building and fell 21 ft. He was not utilizing any type of fall protection. He was hospitalized for a fractured pelvis and head trauma.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROOF, DEMOLITION, ROOF DECKING, POOL, PELVIS, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310570809			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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