Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202587895 - Hvac Installer Is Seriously Injured in Fall from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 202587895 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 10/26/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315319822	10/30/2012	1711	238220	Bay Air Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on October 26, 2012, Employee #1, of Bay Air Systems, Inc., was working at a multiemployer construction site, a 24 Hour Fitness building. He and three coworkers were on the roof and laying out huge HVAC machinery. The machinery was being lifted by helicopter from the ground to the roof. According to Employee #1, he was standing on the corner end of the building and looking up at the helicopter, waiting for the machinery to be lowered. He moved sideways. He later reported that as he moved he felt he was stepping onto the steel cover of a 24-inch square opening in the roof. He fell through the opening to concrete below. He was transported to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, where he was admitted and treated for five days for serious injuries. His injuries included but were not limited to fractured ribs, fractured collar bone, and fractured spine.

Keywords: FRACTURE, INSTALLING, ROOF, SPINE, AIR CONDITIONER, COLLARBONE, CONSTRUCTION, RIB, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315319822			Hospitalized injury	Other	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 40 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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