Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104131.015 - Employee fall 8 feet through carport roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 104131.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1304010.015	03/20/2018		238160	Berber Roofing Inc

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on March 20, 2018, Employee #1, a foreman, was working with his roofing crew, tearing off an existing roof of an apartment complex. The crew was using hand tools (shovels, pitch fork, wheelbarrow, and steel pry bar) to tear off the roof. Employee #1 used an extension ladder to access the top of the carport. As Employee #1 walked across the carport roof, the roof material gave way beneath him, and he fell eight feet to the concrete surface below. As Employee #1 fell through the carport, he struck his head against the roof, and then on the concrete surface below. At the time of the event, Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat. Employee #1 was transported to a nearby medical center where he was treated; however, died seven days later.

Keywords: Concrete Slab, Fall, Hard Hat, Head, Ladder, PPE, Roof, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Demolition			1	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1304010.015	43	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 8 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 8 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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