Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 301333548 - Employee Suffers Fractures in Fall from Unguarded Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 301333548 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 11/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301333548	11/15/2004	1791	238220	Ok Marine Cooling System Electrical Serevice

Abstract: A crew of four employees was assigned the task of constructing a cold storage room inside a warehouse at the job site and the crew had been working there for approximately three months. At approximately 11:00 a.m. on November 12, 2004, Employee #1 and his foreman were working on the roof of the cold storage room installing ceiling panels. Employee #1 was provided a harness and lanyard to use as fall protection but did not use them. According to Employee #1 there was no place for a hook-up on the roof. Employee #1 fell from the open, unguarded edge of the roof and suffered multiple fractures due to fall on cement floor. The fall distance was approximately 18 ft from the top edge of beam near the perimeter. Employee #1 suffered a fracture to his right arm, right leg and a few ribs requiring overnight stay in a local hospital.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ARM, UNGUARDED, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301333548			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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