Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202453643 - Employee Is Injured In Fall Through Roof Opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202453643 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 01/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310487129	02/01/2007	1751	238350	L&R Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:20 a.m. on January 22, 2007, Employee #1 and his manager were on a roof carrying an HVAC unit that they removed to discard over the side of the roof. Employee #1 stepped on a roof opening that was covered with insulation and fell through the roof. He sustained a fractured vertebrae, contusion to his left knee, scalp laceration, and a concussion with loss of consciousness. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: knee, fracture, roof, unguarded fl opening, laceration, fall, concussion, vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	13

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310487129			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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