Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202472908 - Employee Fractures Neck and Shoulder in Fall Through Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202472908 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 08/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307182352	09/07/2006	1542	236220	P.W. Construction Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on August 23, 2006, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working on the roof of a two-story building that was under construction. The project was an addition to an already existing high school. The section of the building was in skeleton form, only having the framing in place. While Employee #1 was installing blocking between the joists on the roof, he dropped a block. As he tried to catch the falling block, he lost his balance and fell through the roof joists 14.92 feet to the second floor. Employee #1 was taken to Saint Francis Medical Center' in Lynwood, where he was hospitalized and treated for fractures on his neck and shoulder. The accident investigation revealed that Employee #1 had only been employed about three months as a full time framer apprentice with the general contractor. No citations were issued.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, SHOULDER, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, FALL, NECK, LOST BALANCE, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307182352			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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