Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202444253 - Employee Sustains Fractures When Roof System Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 202444253 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125943183	07/10/2006	1751	238130	Duke Pacific Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on June 27, 2006, Employee #1, an experienced carpenter and certified welder, was installing roof panels. He had a body harness but the lanyard was not hooked to the anchor. He received a roof panel, 45 ft by 8 ft, from the Gradall operator at an elevation of 19.83 ft. The Gradall operator lowered the Gradall, backed it up and maneuvered it to go to the panel building table close by to pick the next panel. The truss of the roof panel was not welded first to the supporting girder and the ledger to secure it prior to pulling the Gradall out from underneath the roof panel. During maneuvering, the Gradall inadvertently struck the girder pushing it away from the truss. This caused the roof panel to fall with Employee #1 on it. He sustained fractures to both of his ankles and heels, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, WELDER, FALL, ANKLE, CRANE, FOOT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125943183			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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