Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202452413 - Employee Is Injured in Fall Through Roof Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202452413 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 01/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126149707	01/30/2006	1761	238160	Vahe Enterprises Dba Slauson Foods

Abstract: On January 16, 2006, Employee #1, a construction laborer, was installing roofing paper on a 17-ft-tall ice-making/dispensing structure under construction. The roof had six openings, measuring 2 ft by 4 ft, that were to seat ice-making condenser units. Employee #1 fell through one of the openings approximately 14 ft to a concrete floor. He was hospitalized for unspecified fractures. The employer stated that Employee #1 was trained to cut the roofing paper to fit around openings before nailing it to the roof, however; Employee #1 had instead placed the paper over the opening and attempted to cut the paper in place to fit.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ROOF, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2	17

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126149707			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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