Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100064.015 - Employee falls 54 feet off roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 100064.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 09/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1260885.015	09/01/2017		238160	York Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on September 1, 2017, Employee #1 was gathering materials to install plates and screws to secure a TPO membrane to the roof of an apartment complex under construction. In order to gather the materials, the employee, a foreman and a coworker traveled approximately 384 feet to the other side of the roof. The employee returned first to begin working, while the foreman and the other roofer remained back as they continued to gather materials and equipment. When the foreman and coworker returned to the workplace, Employee #1 was gone. They realized that the employee had fallen over the 9 inch parapet wall, and struck the compacted soil approximately 54 feet below. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Residential Construction, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			4	54	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1260885.015	30	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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