Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202554960 - Employee Falls Through Opening in Roof and Breaks Hip

Accident Summary Nr: 202554960 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/16/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315528778	07/18/2012	1761	238160	Ross & Barrows Inc.

Abstract: On July 16, 2012, Employees #1 and two coworkers, of Ross & Barrows, Inc., a roofing business, were working on a roofing modification. The two coworkers had just detached a damaged sheet of plywood, creating an opening in the roof. They turned to pick up a replacement sheet. Employee #1, a labor support employee, picked up the detached plywood and inadvertently stepped into the opening. He fell 18.5 feet onto the concrete slab below. Employee #1 required hospitalization for a fractured hip. This accident was reported to the Cal/OSHA Division on July 16, 2012. The report noted that Employee #1 was not a contract employee.

Keywords: CONCRETE SLAB, FRACTURE, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HIP

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315528778			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 18 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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