Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170870091 - Employee injured by fall from roof decking to concrete floor

Accident Summary Nr: 170870091 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/06/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119981637	08/20/2001	1791	0	K D Steel

Abstract: On August 6, 2001, a serious injury accident occurred at a new Wal-Mart being built by K.D. Steel in Lancaster, California. Employee #1, an iron worker, was installing decking on the top of the building when he stepped off the leading edge of the roof and fell 20 feet to the concrete floor. Employee #1 suffered a broken arm in the fall and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills, California, for emergency medical treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF DECKING, IRON WORKER, FALL, ARM

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	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119981637			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous precision metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 20 feet Cause: Surveying Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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