Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202474458 - Employee injured in fall through roof opening

Accident Summary Nr: 202474458 -- Report ID: 0950636 -- Event Date: 10/30/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307186874	12/12/2007	1542	236220	Pennington Construction

Abstract: At approximately 2:30 p.m. on October 30, 2007, Employee #1, a carpenter/sheet layer, was on the roof top, engaged in framing work on the first level of the roof. He was walking along when he stepped on the cover of a roof opening and fell through it. He sustained a fractured femur and fractures to both wrists. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: ROOF OPENING COVER, ROOF, UNSECURED, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ROOF OPENING

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307186874			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 14 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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