Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202445250 - Employee Fractures Leg in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202445250 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/30/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120124797	04/24/2007	1751	238130	Knight Builders Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:51 a.m. on March 30, 2007, an employee along with a coworker were installing roof sheathing on a 5:12 sloped roof. The distance, from the eave to the asphalt floor below, measured 16.5 feet. The employee slipped on sawdust generated from cutting the sheathing boards and fell off the edge of the roof. He sustained serious injuries. The employee was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he was hospitalized. Then, he was treated for fractured leg at Kaiser Permanente in Fontana. No scaffolding, guardrails, personal fall protection systems, or other means were used or provided to the employees at this worksite.

Keywords: SAWDUST, GUARDRAIL, CARPENTER, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

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	1	27

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120124797			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 16 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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