Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114472.015 - Employee falls from roof and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 114472.015 -- Report ID: 0355116 -- Event Date: 03/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1385295.015	03/13/2019		238160	Andrew D Wells Remodeling And Roofing

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on March 13, 2019, an employee was kneeling down on one knee cutting a metal roof panel to fit around a chimney at the edge of the structure. The employee went to stand up and lost his footing, falling approximately thirty (30) feet, striking a stack of finished lumber, then rolling approximately forty feet down an embankment. The employee was killed from blunt force trauma due to impact with the ground.

Keywords: Chimney, Embankment, Fall, Fall Protection, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1385295.015	74	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 30 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 30 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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