Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202609095 - Employee Is Injured in Fall from Roof Joists

Accident Summary Nr: 202609095 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/21/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313507527	02/01/2010	1751	238130	Infinity Structures Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 21, 2009, Employee #1, with Infinity Structures, Inc., was standing on roof joists removing roof sheathing with a claw hammer. He lost his grip and fell backward through the joists approximately 12 ft to the floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Kaiser Permanente for a right wrist fracture. Employee #1's prior carpentry work experience was limited exclusively to concrete forms.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ROOF, DEMOLITION, ROOF DECKING, SLIP, INEXPERIENCE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, HAND TOOL, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313507527			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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