Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201073715 - Employee Fractures Elbow in Fall Through Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201073715 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 10/03/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312677461	03/11/2009	1521	236115	Duggins Construction Inc

Abstract: On October 3, 2008, an employee was pulling off old roofing tin from a golf-cart shelter, when the roof trusses collapsed from under him. As the roof collapsed, the employee fractured his elbow after falling eight feet and striking the ground. The employee was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in El Centro and then later admitted to UCSD, where he underwent surgery to treat a fractured elbow.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRUSS, ROOF, BUILDING, COLLAPSE, CARPENTER, FALL, ELBOW

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312677461			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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