Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202353132 - Employee injured in fall from garage attic

Accident Summary Nr: 202353132 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 10/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307936815	10/14/2004	1751	238130	Peak Construction, Inc

Abstract: On October 12, 2004, Employee #1 was on one of the two-men teams installing roof decking for the garage portion of a single-family home. His team member went up to the garage's attic to create an 8 ft square staging area for the decking. Employee #1 then began passing up the decking from the garage floor to the coworker on the newly created deck. He had lifted approximately six to eight sheets when he became tired and the workers switched places. Employee #1 was then handed up a sheet, which he stacked slightly off balance. He stepped on the part of the sheet that was unsupported, causing it to tip. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell through the closest of the series of 22 1/2 in. openings that formed because of the spacing of the trusses.

Keywords: INSTALLING, UNSECURED, FATIGUE, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, LOST BALANCE, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307936815			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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