Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202361614 - Worker Falls from Roof and Suffers Minor Injuries

Accident Summary Nr: 202361614 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310348685	10/27/2006	1751	238130	Absolute Builders, Incorporated

Abstract: On October 27, 2006, an employee working in a crew was installing roofing material over trusses. While walking backwards across the trusses, he fell to the concrete floor 16 ft below. The employee was not utilizing his fall protection. He was not tied off to the horizontal safety line attached to the wooden columns of the building. Another employee stated they had only one safety line between them to use. The employee did not receive any broken bones from the fall and was hospitalized for one day.

Keywords: TRUSS, ROOF, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WALKING BACKWARD, TIE-OFF, CONTUSION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310348685			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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