Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202354445 - Employee Fractures Foot on Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202354445 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/24/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308179811	09/30/2004	1711	238220	C & C Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On September 24, 2004, Employee #1 was instructed to go to the roof of the gymnasium under construction and fill the roof drains with water in order to pressure test them. Employee #1 stated that he had accessed the roof by an extension ladder earlier that morning, and the first drain he tested had a leak. So, he came down and fixed the leak. Employee #1 stated that he climbed on to a lower roof and stepped on a parapet wall approximately 34 ft in height. When he stepped down, he stepped onto some flashing on a knee wall approximately 24 ft high. When he stepped on the unsupported flashing, his left foot went through the roof and his ankle rolled, fracturing his foot and tearing ligaments in his left ankle. Employee #1 drove approximately 80 miles to a local hospital, where X-rays confirmed the fracture.

Keywords: LEAK, FRACTURE, GUARDRAIL, ROOF, DRAIN PIPE, LADDER, FALL, ANKLE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308179811			Non Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 2 feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fall through opening (other than roof)

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