Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202088688 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Roof Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202088688 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 07/15/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311604482	07/16/2008	1542	236220	Graber-Meadows Construction

Abstract: On July 15, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were cutting roof decking for the installation of skylights. Employee #1 fell through the roof opening approximately 27 feet to the floor. He suffered a fractured wrist and was hospitalized. Further investigation revealed that no fall protection, such as guard rails or a personal fall arrest system, was in use.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CONSTRUCTION, METAL DECKING, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	28

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311604482			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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