Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202339594 - Employee Injured When Struck By Falling Plywood

Accident Summary Nr: 202339594 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305573081	11/08/2002	1761	0	Roofers Incorporated

Abstract: A pile of 25 sheets of 4-ft by 8-ft by 0.75-in. ply wood was being lifted to the roof of a building by a crane using a double sling. Employee #1 who had just rigged the load and signaled the crane operator to cable it up had walked away from the load but for unknown reasons suddenly reversed his direction and walked directly under the suspended load just as a gust of wind hit it. The plywood was approximately 15 ft above the ground and the pile swayed, fell and hit the ground on their edge. The pile then fell over striking Employee #1 (the rigger) on head causing severe head trauma. Employee #1 suffered a concussion and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, HIGH WIND, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, CONCUSSION, FALLING OBJECT, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305573081			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Crane and tower operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Lifting operations

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