Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125496539 - Aaa Energy Systems Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on October 23, 2003, Employee #1 and a coworker were installing rain gutters at the rood eaves of a winery fermentation building was under construction. Employee #1 was at the southeast corner of the roof beginning to tie off to the roof anchor, when he stepped on a damp area of roof sheeting and slipped. He slid down the sloped surface in a sitting position and tried to stop his fall by catching the 2-in. by 4-in. "chicken boards" nailed to the sheeting at the roof's edge. However, his feet went over it and he fell 15 ft, 5 in. onto a concrete slab. The employee sustained fractured ribs (numbers 6, 7, 8 and 9) and a punctured left lung. He also fractured the humerus bone in his left arm, which required surgery to implant a metal plate). Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, LUNG, RAIN SPOUT, INSTALLING, ROOF, SHEET METAL, SLIP, RIB, FALL, WORK SURFACE