Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104508.015 - Employee falls 25 feet and dies two days later

Accident Summary Nr: 104508.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 11/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1307043.015	04/06/2018		238160	Kincer Construction

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on November 28, 2017, Employee #1, a roofer, was working with the owner of the company replacing/repairing soffit on the third floor of a residential apartment building, 25 to 30 feet from the ground. The employee and the owner were working on different sides of the building. When the owner came around to the side of the building where Employee #1 was working, he found the employee on the ground. Emergency personnel were summoned and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he died two days later as a result of the injuries sustained in the fall. Due to the lack of an eye witnesses, it was not possible to determine if the victim fell from the balcony or the ladder he had been using.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Ladder, Residential Construction, Roofer, Soffit, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1307043.015	43	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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