Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202359584 - Employee Injures Back in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202359584 -- Report ID: 0352430 -- Event Date: 01/11/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309725323	01/23/2006	1751	238990	Carlos Solorzano

Abstract: On January 1, 2006, Employee #1, the owner of the company, was working from a 2-ft by 4-ft piece of lumber that was nailed to the exterior studs of the building. During the installation of a piece of plywood onto the roof above the garage, the lumber on which he was standing broke, causing him to fall 16 feet to the concrete floor below. Employee #1 suffered injuries to his lower vertebrae and was taken to the local hospital, where he remained for two days.

Keywords: ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, LUMBER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, VERTEBRA, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309725323			Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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