Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171060452 - Employee injured in fall from roof joist

Accident Summary Nr: 171060452 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303613780	01/10/2001	1791	0	Patco Inc

Abstract: Two employees were landing additional roof joists on the roof of a retail store under construction. The two iron workers were on the open joist, forming the support for the roof being installed on a retail store construction site. The joists were between 18 and 19 feet high above the ground. Employee #1, the iron worker that was knocked from the joist, suffered a cracked pelvis, and was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, JOIST, IRON WORKER, PELVIS, FALL

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303613780			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Structural metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 19 feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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