Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1000298 - Carpenter killed in fall from house roof

Accident Summary Nr: 1000298 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 02/21/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18574665	02/23/1990	1521	0	I. L. Long Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, and a coworker were framing dormers on the 5:12 pitch roof of a residential building. Employee #1 called out a measurement for a piece of siding dormer to the cut man on the ground. He then walked toward the edge of the roof, started to slide, and tried to grab an overhead temporary service wire to break his fall. Employee #1 fell 13 ft 10 in. to soft ground. When he landed, he apparently hit his head on a brick wall of the garage. Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and he died the next day of head injuries.

Keywords: HEAD, ROOF, WALL, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18574665			Fatality	Fracture	Carpenters

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