Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202466207 - Employee Is Injured When Struck by Metal Sheet

Accident Summary Nr: 202466207 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/07/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310200936	04/17/2008	1761	238160	Empire Sheet Metal

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on April 7, 2008, Coworkers #1 and #2 untied a panel of metal sheets, approximately 50-ft-long by 32-in.-wide, to be installed on a roof for a commercial hardware garden structure. Coworker #1 noticed a gust of wind lift a metal panel. Coworker #1 began to sit on top of it but the wind increased in strength and the metal panel became airborne knocking Coworker #1 to the roof floor. The airborne metal panel then traveled towards an employee, striking him while he was sitting on the roof about to put on his harness. The employee fell through the roof to the cement ground approximately 24 feet. Coworker #2 went to help the employee and called the LA County Fire and Paramedics. The employee was flown to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was diagnosed with fractures to his knees, femur, pelvis, and right shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for 3.5 weeks.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, ROOF, SHOULDER, METAL SHEET, PELVIS, FALL, STRUCK BY, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310200936			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 24 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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