Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93224.015 - Employee falls from roof and sustains fractures and lacerate

Accident Summary Nr: 93224.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 02/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1211302.015	02/16/2017		238120	R&D Steel Erectors, Llc.

Abstract: At 10:05 a.m. on February 14, 2017, Employee #1, a steel erection employee, was installing metal decking sheets for the new construction roof. The employee's foot slipped on a bar joist (roof truss), causing him to lose his balance and fall to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained fractures to his ribs and vertebra and a laceration to his liver. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Fall, Fracture, Laceration, Liver, Lost Balance, Rib, Roof, Slip, Steel Erection, Truss, Vertebra

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1211302.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: 17 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 17 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause:

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