Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94519.015 - Demolition worker falls through roof, incurs multiple injuri

Accident Summary Nr: 94519.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/07/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1223203.015	04/06/2017		236210	Figueroa Construction

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on March 7, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a construction company, were engaged in demolition work at a two-story commercial building. Coworker #1, who was directing Employee #1's activities, instructed Employee #1 to go up to the roof and remove old roofing material. Coworker #1 was on the ground floor when Employee #1, performing his task on the roof, heard a crack and fell through a hole that opened in the roof timber. The hole was approximately 30 inches by 30 inches. Employee #1 fell 18 feet to the first floor's concrete surface, narrowly missing Coworker #1. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a fractured right wrist and hand plus fractured vertebrae.

Keywords: Building, Construction, Demolition, Fall, Fall Protection, Floor Hole, Lumber, Roof, Structural Collapse, Underpinning

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1223203.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: 18 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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