Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202486437 - Employee Falls Off Roof, Fractures Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 202486437 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/04/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310418264	12/19/2007	1542	236220	Koo Construction Inc

Abstract: On December 4, 2007, Employee #1, a carpenter, was part of a crew building wooden dormers on an existing building on the UC-Davis campus. Employee #1 and a coworker were on the sheathed roof of a dormer, using pneumatic nail guns to secure the sheathing to the structure. Employee #1 had reached the end of the dormer and was turning around when he slipped off the dormer roof. Employee #1 landed on the main roof of the building, which was covered with plastic sheeting, and slid off it to the ground. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left leg and was transported by paramedics to the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA. Employee #1 underwent surgery to insert a metal plate, screwed by two screws between his knee and ankle. Employee #1 also suffered a fractured spine in the vicinity of T-11 that required surgery. Employee #1 received two screws and two plates at either end of his spine. Employee #1 was released from the hospital on December 12, 2007.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, NAIL, ROOF DORMER, SPINE, CARPENTER, SLIP, SLIPPERY SURFACE, ANKLE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310418264			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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